Connecticut association records requests
Under Connecticut's Common Interest Ownership Act, the owner gives 30 days' notice in a record naming the specific records. The association must then offer two dates for examination or copying within 5 business days of receiving that notice. A court may award attorney's fees in a suit to enforce the act.
| Association | Deadline | Law |
|---|---|---|
| Common interest communities | 5 business daysto offer two dates; owner gives 30 days' notice | Conn. Gen. Stat. 47-260 |
Common interest communities
This section covers condominiums, planned communities and cooperatives created under the Common Interest Ownership Act.
- Who may ask
- Unit owners and their authorized agents.
- What starts the clock
- A notice in a record (certified mail is not required) reasonably identifying the specific records, on 30 days' notice.
- Deadline
- Upon 30 days' notice in a record, the association must, not later than 5 business days after receiving the notice, give the owner two dates on which the records may be examined or copied. So the owner gives 30 days' notice, and the association has 5 business days to offer the two dates. The records may be examined in person or electronically, during reasonable business hours or at a mutually convenient time and place.
- Extensions
- None stated.
- Copies and costs
- The association may charge a reasonable fee for copies and for supervising an inspection.
- What may be withheld
- Records of contracts under negotiation; existing or threatened litigation or administrative proceedings; enforcement matters before government bodies; attorney-client or work-product communications; records of executive sessions; and other owners' individual unit files.
- What must be protected
- Personnel, salary or medical records of identifiable people (unless waived); ballots, proxies or other records that identify how an owner voted; and information whose disclosure would violate another law.
- If the deadline is missed
- Section 47-260 sets no penalty. Under 47-278(a), a court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs in an action to enforce the chapter.
- Record keeping
- The association must keep 11 types of records. The stated periods are 3 years for financial statements and tax returns and 1 year after the vote for ballots, proxies and voting records.
How HOAChime handles Connecticut requests
Each association's state and type sets the deadline automatically, using business days and Connecticut holidays for the 5 business day clock to offer dates. It sends reminder emails, shows a due-soon and overdue list across every association, and keeps a full history of the request. Records can be marked withheld with the state's reason, and copy costs are tracked as quoted, paid or waived.
Checked against the statute text on 2026-11-13. This page is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. Laws change; follow the citation links for the current text, and ask the association's attorney about a specific request.