Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Elections, Financial Statements, and Enforcement

SB 758 requires condominium and homeowners association (HOA) governing bodies to use independent election administrators (not candidates or property managers) for board elections and mandates reasonable accommodations for unit owners organizing governance activities. It specifies that associations must provide financial records and meeting minutes within 21 days (for documents up to 3 years old) or 45 days (older documents) upon written request, with books kept in Maryland or within 50 miles for public inspection. The bill prohibits charging owners for examining records but allows reasonable copying fees, and expands the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division’s enforcement authority over association rules. These changes directly affect condo/HOA unit owners and governing boards by increasing transparency and standardizing election and record-access procedures.