Massachusetts association records requests
Massachusetts' condominium law makes records available for reasonable inspection by unit owners during regular business hours, with no set number of days to respond. It does set clocks for the annual financial report and requires records to be kept at least seven years. Massachusetts has no statute that gives HOAs or planned communities an inspection right.
| Association | Deadline | Law |
|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | A reasonable timeinspection in regular business hours | M.G.L. c. 183A, 10(c) |
Condominiums
This section covers condominiums under chapter 183A.
- Who may ask
- Any unit owner, or any mortgagee holding a recorded first mortgage on a unit.
- What starts the clock
- No written request is required by the statute.
- Deadline
- The statute sets no response deadline. Records must be available for reasonable inspection during regular business hours, or other times set in the agreement between the organization and the manager.
- Also
- The complete annual financial report is to be completed within 120 days after the fiscal year ends.
- Also
- A copy of the financial report goes to all unit owners within 30 days of its completion.
- Copies and costs
- The requester has the right to photocopy at the requester's own expense.
- What may be withheld
- The statute lists nothing that may be withheld.
- If the deadline is missed
- No penalty for refusing inspection is stated. In an action to enforce the independent financial review requirement, the prevailing party gets reasonable attorneys' fees.
- Record keeping
- All records must be kept at least seven years. Where a manager handles assessments, expenses or common funds, the manager is responsible for keeping the records.
How HOAChime handles Massachusetts requests
Massachusetts' condominium rule has no number of days, so HOAChime lets the company set its own target for each association and still keeps the full history of every request. Records can be marked withheld with the reason, and copy costs are tracked as quoted, paid or waived. Social Security, card, bank, licence, phone and email numbers can be found and blacked out before release.
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.