Ohio association records requests
Ohio condominium members and planned community owners may examine and copy association records, but the statutes set no number of days for a response. Access follows reasonable standards in the declaration, bylaws or board rules. Records more than five years old may be withheld.
| Association | Deadline | Law |
|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | A reasonable timeno response deadline | Ohio Rev. Code 5311.091 |
| Planned communities | A reasonable timeno response deadline | Ohio Rev. Code 5312.07 |
Condominiums
This law covers unit owners associations under chapter 5311.
- Who may ask
- Any member of a unit owners association.
- What starts the clock
- No request form is stated. Access is under reasonable standards in the declaration, bylaws or board rules.
- Deadline
- No response deadline in the section.
- Copies and costs
- A reasonable copying fee may be set in the declaration, bylaws or board rules. The statute sets no amount.
- What may be withheld
- Records more than five years old, personnel information and attorney communications about litigation, contracts under negotiation or with confidentiality requirements, records about enforcing the governing documents against other owners, and records that state or federal law bars from disclosure. Unless the board approves, the owner may not examine or copy these.
- If the deadline is missed
- None in the section.
Planned communities
This law covers owners associations of planned communities under chapter 5312.
- Who may ask
- Any owner.
- What starts the clock
- No request form is stated. Access is under reasonable standards in the declaration, bylaws or board rules.
- Deadline
- No response deadline in the section.
- Copies and costs
- A reasonable fee may be set by the association's standards. The statute sets no amount.
- What may be withheld
- Records more than five years old, personnel information and attorney communications about litigation, contracts under negotiation or with confidentiality requirements, records about enforcing the governing documents against other owners, and records that law bars from disclosure. Unless the board approves, the owner may not examine or copy these.
- If the deadline is missed
- None in the section.
How HOAChime handles Ohio requests
Ohio sets no number of days, so HOAChime lets the company set its own target number of days for each association and still keeps reminder emails, a due-soon and overdue list across every association, and a full history of each request. You can also mark records withheld with the state's reason, find and black out Social Security, card, bank, licence, phone and email numbers before release, and track copy charges 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.