§ 11272. — 11272. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 697, Sec. 14.)

California § 11272.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code BPC: Business and Professions Code - BPC
• Div. 4.: DIVISION 4. REAL ESTATE
• Part 2.: PART 2. REGULATION OF TRANSACTIONS
• Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. The Vacation Ownership and Time-Share Act of 2004
• Art. 4.: ARTICLE 4. Management and Governance

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(a)
The following information concerning the time-share plan shall be made available to all time-share interest owners in the time-share plan:
(1)
A proposed budget for each fiscal year consisting of the information required by Section 11240 shall be distributed not less than 15 days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year to which the budget applies.
(2)
An audit of the financial statements of the association by an independent certified public accountant shall be performed each year and shall be made available upon request by a time-share owner 120 days after the close of the fiscal year. The audited financial statements shall be included in a report that includes all of the following:
(A)
A balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year.
(B)
An operating (income) statement for the fiscal year.
(C)
A statement of the net changes in the financial position of the time-share plan during the fiscal year.
(D)
For any fiscal year in which the gross income to the association exceeds seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), a copy of the review of the annual report prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(E)
A list of the names and methods of contacting the members of the governing body of the association.
(3)
A list of the orders of business to be considered at the annual meeting of members of the association shall be distributed not less than 14 days prior to the meeting date. This list shall include the name, address, and a brief biographical sketch if available of each member of the association who is a candidate for election to the governing body.
(b)
In lieu of the distribution of the budget and report required by subdivision (a), the governing body may elect to distribute a summary of the budget and report to all time-share interest owners along with a written notice that the budget and report is available at the business office of the association or at another suitable location within the boundaries of the development, and that copies will be provided upon request and at the expense of the association. If any time-share interest owner requests that a copy of the budget and report required by subdivision (a) be provided to the time-share interest owner, the association shall provide the copy to the time-share interest owner by facsimile, electronic mail, or first-class United States mail at the expense of the association and delivered within 10 days. The written notice that is distributed to each of the time-share interest owners shall be in conspicuous 14-point type on the front page of the summary of the budget and report.
(c)
Delivery of the information specified in subdivision (a) may be combined where appropriate.
(d)
For single site time-share plans and component sites of a multisite time-share plan located outside of the state, the association shall be subject to the provisions set forth in this section. The association must be in compliance with the applicable laws of the state or jurisdiction in which the time-share property or component site is located, and if a conflict exists between laws of the situs state and the requirements set forth in this section, the law of the situs state shall control. If the association provides for the dissemination of information provided for in this section, the association shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this section and neither the developer nor the association shall be required to make revisions to the time-share instruments or budget in order to comply with this section.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 697, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2005. Section operative July 1, 2005, pursuant to Section 11288.