Tennessee association records requests
Tennessee's condominium act says financial and other records must be reasonably available for examination, with no number of days. Tennessee has no general HOA statute, so HOAs organized as nonprofit corporations fall under the nonprofit act: the member gives at least 5 business days' written demand before inspecting. That is a notice period, not an association response deadline.
| Association | Deadline | Law |
|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | A reasonable timeno number of days | Tenn. Code Ann. 66-27-417 |
| Nonprofit associations | 5 business days' noticeowner gives notice before inspecting | Tenn. Code Ann. 48-66-102 |
Condominiums
Tenn. Code Ann. 66-27-417 read at a secondary source
This section of the Tennessee Condominium Act of 2008 covers condominiums created after January 1, 2009. Older ones fall under the Horizontal Property Act.
- Who may ask
- Any unit owner, the holder of a mortgage or deed of trust on a unit, and their authorized agents.
- What starts the clock
- No request step is stated.
- Deadline
- No number of days is set. All financial and other records must be made reasonably available for examination.
- Checklist or log
- The association must keep financial records detailed enough to comply with the resale disclosure sections, Tenn. Code Ann. 66-27-502 and 66-27-503.
Nonprofit corporation act
Tenn. Code Ann. 48-66-102 read at a secondary source
This applies to HOAs incorporated as Tennessee nonprofit corporations. Tennessee has no general HOA records statute.
- Who may ask
- A member.
- What starts the clock
- A written demand at least five business days before the inspection date. For accounting records and the membership list, the member must act in good faith, for a proper purpose, and describe the records with reasonable particularity.
- Deadline
- The member gives at least 5 business days' written demand; the association then makes the records available.
- Extensions
- The statute provides no extension.
- What may be withheld
- Accounting records and the membership list unless the proper purpose conditions are met.
- What must be protected
- The charter or bylaws cannot abolish or limit the member's right.
How HOAChime handles Tennessee requests
Each association's state and type sets the 5 business day notice period for nonprofit HOAs automatically, counted with Tennessee holidays. For condominiums, which have no number of days, HOAChime lets the company set its own target per association and still keeps the history. Reminder emails and a due-soon and overdue list cover every association.
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.