Condo Q&A

Should condo association meeting minutes be public record?

Written by stephen polinsky | Mon, Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:33 AM

I am the president of a condo association board of directors in New York City. In the past I've been asked to supply the most recent annual meeting minutes and the most recent board of directors meeting minutes to potential buyers. That makes sense to me and I'm happy to do it.

Today a lawyer for a potential buyer has asked for all the minutes I have going back over the years. I feel the most recent minutes give the most current information and anything more could just get confusing. All of the annual minutes are available to all. However, board meeting minutes are often full of private and sensitive information about owners that the board needs to deal with discretely for all owners' protection. If owners ask to see board meeting minutes I happily hand them over, but they understand that there may be some redactions of sensitive information.

What is common practice when it comes to handing over annual and board of directors meeting minutes to potential buyers and/or their lawyers?