First of all, everyone here at Barker Martin would like to wish you a very happy new year. We have enjoyed working with you, and hope we have the opportunity to do so in the future. read more

It is common for issues between community associations and owners to escalate into disputes when there is a request by the owner to review association records. On the one hand, a board may not understand the obligation and elect to deny a records request outright. On the other hand, an owner may have unreasonable expectations regarding the scope, timing, and who should bear the cost of review. With this in mind, we offer the following primer on records requests. read more