Civil Code Finances & Reserves
Monthly Financial Review
Chapter 7 · Finances · Accounting
Text current as of 2026-07-07 · Last amended by AB 2912, eff. 2019-01-01
The code says CIV §5500
Unless the governing documents impose more stringent standards, the board shall do all of the following:
(a) Review, on a monthly basis, a current reconciliation of the association’s operating accounts.
(b) Review, on a monthly basis, a current reconciliation of the association’s reserve accounts.
(c) Review, on a monthly basis, the current year’s actual operating revenues and expenses compared to the current year’s budget.
(d) Review, on a monthly basis, the latest account statements prepared by the financial institutions where the association has its operating and reserve accounts.
(e) Review, on a monthly basis, an income and expense statement for the association’s operating and reserve accounts.
(f) Review, on a monthly basis, the check register, monthly general ledger, and delinquent assessment receivable reports.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 396, Sec. 3. (AB 2912) Effective January 1, 2019.)
How courts have read this
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