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BILL: CS/SB 1178 Page 18 • Having knowledge of a fraudulent voting activity related to association elections and giving any aid to the offender with intent that the offender avoid or escape detection, arrest, trial, or punishment. The criminal prohibitions in s. 718.112(2)(r), F.S., do not apply to a licensed attorney giving legal advice to a client. Official Records — Condominiums Present Situation Section 718.111(12)(a), F.S., requires a condominium association to maintain various records, including but not limited to, the association's recorded bylaws and amendments to those bylaws, articles of incorporation and amendments to those articles, bills of sale or transfer for association -owned property, accounting records, voting ballots, contracts for work to be performed, and bids. Section 718.111(12)(b), F.S., requires that some of these records (e.g., bylaws and articles of incorporation) be permanently maintained from the inception of the association. All other official records must be maintained within the state for at least seven years, unless otherwise provided by general law. 4' The records must be made available to a unit owner within 45 miles of the condominium property or within the county in which the condominium property is located within 10 working days after receipt of a written request by the board or its designee. An association must make a copy of the records available for inspection or copying by a unit owner on the condominium property or association property or offer the option of making the records available electronically via the Internet or allow the records to be viewed in electronic format on a computer screen and printed upon request. Section 718.111(12)(c)l., F.S., provides that official records of the association are open to inspection by any association member or the authorized representative of such member at all reasonable times. 48 A renter of a unit has a right to inspect and copy the association's bylaws and rules. The failure of an association to provide the records within 10 working days after receipt of a written request creates a rebuttable presumption that the association willfully failed to comply with these requirements. A unit owner who is denied access to official records is entitled to the actual damages or minimum damages for the association's willful failure to comply. The failure to permit inspection entitles any person prevailing in an enforcement action to recover reasonable attorney fees from the person in control of the records who, directly or indirectly, knowingly denied access to the records. Section 718.111(12)(g), F.S., provides that by January 1, 2019, an association managing a condominium with 150 or more units which does not contain timeshare units must post digital copies of specified records on its website. These documents include, but are not limited to: the recorded declaration of condominium of each condominium operated by the association and each 47 Section 718.111(12)(b), F.S. as The right to inspect the records includes the right to make or obtain copies, at the reasonable expense, if any, of the member or authorized representative of such member. The association may adopt reasonable rules regarding the frequency, time, location, notice, and manner of record inspections and copying. 328