managment and treasurer not showing invoices

BernardH: I am not familiar with the position and the rights of a member at large. What do your docs state are the entitlements to a member-at-large?
Do you have voting rights?

Since you are questioning a vote taken in your absence, it appears the majority of those who were entitled to vote as Board members did vote and the vote passed.

As a member at large, and as a resident, you have every right to review official documents of the assn. including invoices and payment of same. How about writing a letter to the Board cc Mgmt. company and request to view the referenced copies at the location where files are kept. Ask for a reply stating a time convenient for them, and you will comply. This may be a better approach than asking that the invoices be 'brought to you'.

Only those homeowners really concerned about their association will want to see invoices. Most will not. In Maryland the law says all homeowners have access to most books and records, and that includes invoices.

The Virginia Property Owners' Association Act (55-510) specifies:

"The association shall keep detailed records of receipts and expenditures ... all books and records kept by or on behalf of the association ... shall be available for examination and copying by a member in good standing... upon five days' written notice reasonably identifying the purpose for the request and the specific books and records of the association requested."

There are exceptions in the statute for: personnel matters, contracts under negotiation, pending litigation, state or local administrative proceedings, and communication with legal counsel.

Furthermore, the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act (13.1) provides that:

"If a corporation does not allow a member... to inspect and copy any other record, the member ... may apply to the circuit court in the city or county where the corporation's principal office is located ... for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may also order the corporation to pay members costs, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred to obtain the order..."

When I submit written requests to examine association documents, I always include the statement: "If this request is refused I reserve the right to apply to the Circuit Court under provisions of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act 13.1-935 for a court order."

While my association has tried to avoid providing records I request, they ultimately have complied with the law. You just need to be persistent.

Dave

Arizona - the Administrative Law Judge who passed down that ruling really opened up a can of worms by stating that only a few things (like you mentioned) could be considered private. The problem is that owners looking for dirt on other owners now have access to delinquency reports, violation notices, etc. Owners looking for these things rarely are thinking about the association and more apt to be thinking about getting even with a neighbor they're feuding with. The legislature going to have to go back and fix this one, but given their history, they'll probably make it worse.

Virginia - an invoice doesn't qualify for exemption. You have a right to see the invoices. If you don't get a response, contact the Common Interest Community Association Liaison -

http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/dporweb/cic_lias.cfm

Joe