HOUSE BILL No. 4355

 

February 28, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Clemente and Poleski and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 59, entitled

 

"Condominium act,"

 

by amending section 57 (MCL 559.157).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 57. (1) The books, records, and contracts, and financial

 

statements concerning the administration and operation of the

 

condominium project shall be available for examination by any of

 

the co-owners and their mortgagees at convenient times. and all

 

books and records shall be audited or reviewed by independent

 

accountants annually. Such audits need not be certified.

 

     (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), an association of

 

co-owners with annual revenues greater than $100,000.00 shall on an

 

annual basis have its books, records, and financial statements

 

independently audited or reviewed by a certified public accountant,

 


as defined in section 720 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299,

 

MCL 339.720. The audit or review shall be performed in accordance

 

with the statements on auditing standards or the statements on

 

standards for accounting and review services, respectively, of the

 

American institute of certified public accountants.

 

     (3) An association of co-owners may opt out of the

 

requirements of subsection (2) on an annual basis by the

 

affirmative vote of a majority of its members in attendance at a

 

properly called meeting.