57-8a-106. Fee for providing payoff information needed at closing.
- (1) Unless specifically authorized in the declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions, the bylaws, or the rules, an association may not charge a fee for providing association payoff information needed in connection with the financing, refinancing, or closing of a lot owner’s sale of the owner’s lot.
- (2) An association may not:
- (a) require a fee described in Subsection (1) that is authorized in the declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions, the bylaws, or the rules to be paid before closing; or
- (b) charge the fee if it exceeds $50.
- (3)
- (a) An association that fails to provide information described in Subsection (1) within five business days after the closing agent requests the information may not enforce a lien against that unit for money due to the association at closing.
- (b) A request under Subsection (3)(a) is not effective unless the request:
- (i) is conveyed in writing to the primary contact person designated under Subsection 57-8a-105(3)(d);
- (ii) contains:
- (A) the name, telephone number, and address of the person making the request; and
- (B) the facsimile number or email address for delivery of the payoff information; and
- (iii) is accompanied by a written consent for the release of the payoff information:
- (A) identifying the person requesting the information as a person to whom the payoff information may be released; and
- (B) signed and dated by an owner of the lot for which the payoff information is requested.
- (4) This section applies to each association, regardless of when the association is formed.
Amended by Chapter 369, 2012 General Session