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Florida HOA records-request clock

F.S. 720.303(5) gives an HOA 10 business days from receipt of a written records-inspection request to comply. Weekends and Florida legal holidays don’t count. Here’s the timeline, the location rules, the fee reasonableness test, and the statutory carve-outs in one view.

Florida HOA records-request 10-business-day clockTimeline showing the 10 business days an association has to respond to a parcel owner’s written records inspection request under F.S. 720.303(5)(a), with sidecar notes on location rules, copy-fee reasonableness, and statutory carve-outs.F.S. 720.303(5)(a). Records-request clock10 business days from receipt of a written request. Weekends and FL legal holidays don’t count.ReceiptDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9DeadlineClock startsResponse dueWhere inspection happensWithin 45 miles of the communityOR within the same county.Association can comply by havingcopies available on-site.The requester does NOT getrecords mailed unless theassociation agrees.What you can chargePer F.S. 720.303(5)(d):Reasonable fee for personneltime + actual copy cost."Reasonable" is not statute-defined. Most communitiesanchor to the FL counties'Public Records Act rate.What you CAN’T producePer F.S. 720.303(5)(b):• Medical records• Certain personnel records• Transfer-approval records  that would violate buyer  privacy expectationsOver-redaction is its own risk.Not legal advice. Verbatim statute citations only. Confirm with Florida-licensed counsel for a specific case.

How to use this

  • CAMs: share with your board before the next annual meeting. When a resident asks about records inspection, the timeline is the answer, with the statute number.
  • Attorneys reviewing HOAStream: this is the format every answer follows. Statute-first, disclaimer-present, no interpretation layered on top. See our trust page for the engineering behind the pipeline.
  • Board members: your clock starts the moment the written request arrives at the registered agent or the manager’s office. Log the request same-day so the window is auditable later.

For the plain-English walkthrough: /blog/records-request-10-day-clock.

For informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Consult a Florida-licensed attorney for guidance on a specific records dispute.

Florida HOA records-request clock (F.S. 720.303(5)). HOAStream