Remote condo records
How does an absentee owner get association documents?
Short answer
Put a specific request in writing before leaving, preserve delivery proof, and ask for secure electronic access when available. Florida's condominium records statute uses a 10-working-day availability rule and a location framework that includes 45 miles; counsel should interpret application and remedies.
Last verified August 12, 2026Request the association's records specifically
Name the unit, owner, association, date range, and records requested. Ask how inspection, copies, electronic access, identification, and authorized representatives are handled.
The snowbird seller guide covers the whole remote sale; this decision is obtaining the association's records specifically.
Track the statutory clock and location
Section 718.111 addresses access to official records after a written request, including 10 working days and a location framework within 45 miles. Read the current statute and obtain legal advice before asserting a violation or remedy.
Turn records into a remote sale file
Organize current budgets, financials, reserves, structural reports, assessments, insurance, litigation, minutes, transfer documents, and correspondence by date.
Continue with the remote-sale sequence, condo seller hub, assessment guide, or Waterside records guide.
The Florida condo buyer document checklist supports a buyer’s review; this owner guide explains how a remote owner can request association records.
How should an absentee owner request condominium records?
Send a written request identifying the owner, unit, association, requested records, delivery preference, and contact information, then keep proof of delivery and the response.
Send a written request identifying the owner, unit, association, requested records, delivery preference, and contact information, then keep proof of delivery and the response.
How quickly must official records be made available?
Florida Statutes §718.111 states that official records must be made available within 10 working days after receipt of a written request.
Florida Statutes §718.111 states that official records must be made available within 10 working days after receipt of a written request.
Where may the association make records available?
The statute provides an association-controlled location rule tied to the condominium property or within 45 miles, subject to the statutory alternatives and electronic-access provisions.
The statute provides an association-controlled location rule tied to the condominium property or within 45 miles, subject to the statutory alternatives and electronic-access provisions.
Which records help prepare a condo sale?
Current financials, budgets, reserves, applicable structural reports, assessments, insurance, litigation information, minutes, and transfer documents commonly inform the sale file.
Current financials, budgets, reserves, applicable structural reports, assessments, insurance, litigation information, minutes, and transfer documents commonly inform the sale file.
Can my broker give me legal conclusions about a denied request?
No. A Florida attorney can interpret rights, exceptions, remedies, and the association's response for the owner's facts.
No. A Florida attorney can interpret rights, exceptions, remedies, and the association's response for the owner's facts.
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