Alabama Condominium Association Records Examination Request
ALABAMA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION RECORDS EXAMINATION REQUEST
Date: [__/__/____]
To: [CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION / BOARD OR MANAGER / ADDRESS]
From: [UNIT OWNER / AUTHORIZED AGENT / ADDRESS / EMAIL / PHONE]
Condominium and unit: [NAME / UNIT NUMBER / ADDRESS / COUNTY]
I am ☐ the unit owner ☐ the owner's authorized agent (authorization attached or signed below). Under Ala. Code § 35-8A-318, I request that the association make the identified financial and other association records reasonably available for examination in the county where the condominium is located.
Coverage: The Alabama condominium was created ☐ after January 1, 1991 ☐ before January 1, 1991, with examination sought for events or circumstances after that date. Creation date and basis: [DETAIL]. For an older condominium, review its declaration, bylaws, plats and plans. If a post-1991 condominium has no more than four units and no development rights, its declaration selects ☐ Chapter 8A ☐ Chapter 8; use this § 35-8A-318 request for that new condominium only if Chapter 8A governs: [DECLARATION REFERENCE].
| Association record requested for examination | Period or identifying detail |
|---|---|
| Financial record | [DETAIL] |
| Meeting or governance record | [DETAIL] |
| Other association record | [DETAIL] |
Please offer a reasonable examination time and place in [COUNTY] County and identify which requested records will be available. I propose [DATE / TIME / LOCATION] and can coordinate through [EMAIL / PHONE]. Please identify any reasonable fee or hourly charge for this service. If a specific record is not held or cannot be made available, please identify it and explain why.
Optional copies: If the association offers copies, please identify the method and any charge. This request invokes the statutory examination right; it does not assert a statutory copy-delivery deadline or fee cap.
Requester signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Agent authorization, if applicable: I, [UNIT OWNER], authorize [AGENT] to examine these association records for me. Owner signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Delivery and receipt record: [METHOD / DATE / ADDRESS / PROOF]
About this template
- Last updated
- October 3, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 3, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama
- Category
- Real Estate
Legal authority
- Ala. Code § 35-8A-102(a), (d)
- Ala. Code § 35-8A-318
Real estate documents transfer ownership, define who can use a property, and record agreements between buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants. Deeds, purchase agreements, leases, and easements have to be drafted to meet state recording requirements, and mistakes show up at closing or years later in title disputes. Good real estate paperwork moves transactions forward quickly and avoids the kind of problems that only surface when it is time to sell or refinance.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 3, 2026.
Ala. Code § 35-8A-102(a) (checked October 3, 2026): "This chapter applies to all condominiums created within this state after January 1, 1991."
Ala. Code § 35-8A-102(a) (checked October 3, 2026): "Sections 35-8A-104 (Variation by agreement), 35-8A-105 (Separate titles and taxation), 35-8A-106 (Applicability of local ordinances, regulations, and building codes), 35-8A-107 (Eminent domain), 35-8A-203 (Construction and validity of declaration and bylaws), 35-8A-204 (Description of units), 35-8A-302(a)(1) through (a)(6) and (a)(11) through (a)(16) (Powers of unit owners’ association), 35-8A-311 (Tort and contract liability), 35-8A-316 (Lien for assessments), 35-8A-318 (Association records), 35-8A-409 (Resales of units), and 35-8A-417 (Substantial completion of units), and Section 35-8A-103 (Definitions), to the extent necessary in construing any of those sections, apply to all condominiums created in this state before January 1, 1991; but those sections apply only with respect to events and circumstances occurring after January 1, 1991, and do not invalidate existing provisions of the declaration, bylaws, plats or plans of those condominiums."
Ala. Code § 35-8A-102(d) (checked October 3, 2026): "If a condominium contains no more than four units and is not subject to any development rights, the condominium may be created pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to Sections 35-8-1 to 35-8-22, inclusive, and the declaration of condominium shall declare the chapter that shall govern the condominium."
Ala. Code § 35-8A-318 (checked October 3, 2026): "All financial and other records shall be made reasonably available for examination by any unit owner and his or her authorized agents and such records shall be made available in the county where the condominium is located."
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