Q: In Ohio, how soon after a COA annual meeting should the board distribute the minutes?
Our condo board (in Ohio) maintains that they do not have to publish annual owners meeting minutes until the notice of the following annual meeting. This is a year from now and will reduce transparency and accountability in the meantime. We expected to be able to review these minutes after two weeks, perhaps 30 days at most.
A:
The Owners Association is governed by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5311. The Association is controlled by the Board of Directors, and the Board is governed by the Association's by-law. According to R.C. 5311.08 the by-laws can determine:
These rules may govern any aspect of the condominium property that is not required to be governed by bylaws and may include standards governing the type and nature of information and documents that are subject to examination and copying by unit owners pursuant to section 5311.091.
As such, you need to request to examine the Association's by-laws to determine when the minutes of meetings are to be provided.
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