[Association Records; Transfer Document Fees] An association’s managing agent is permitted to earn a profit on the fees it charges for providing property transfer documents.

[Director Inspection Rights; Privacy] A director’s record inspection rights may be limited by the association’s duty to protect the privacy rights of its members in their voting decisions.

[Director Inspection Rights; Limited in Extreme Cases; A director’s absolute record inspection rights may be limited only in extreme cases where inspection would produce an absurd result.

A director’s rights to inspect corporate records may be denied where the corporation believes such rights will be used to commit a tort against the corporation.

[Litigation Disclosure; Defamation] Facts alleged in litigation disclosure letter to HOA membership fell under the litigation privilege and could not support a defamation claim.

[Association Records; Attorney-Client Privilege] A HOA, the corporate entity, is entitled to claim attorney-client privilege for communications between the HOA and its attorneys. The HOA’s members are not the holders of the privilege; rather, the HOA’s Board of Directors is the holder of the privilege.

[Membership List; Inspection Denial] A homeowners association (HOA) may restrict a member’s request for access to the HOA’s membership list when the request is for an improper purpose.

A director’s right to inspect corporate records does not include the right to access attorney-client privileged information that was generated in defense of a suit filed by the director against the corporation.

A director loses his/her broader record-inspection rights upon loss of status as a director.

[Membership List; Email Addresses] The “addresses” of members which must be disclosed with a member’s request to inspect the membership list pursuant to Corp. Code § 8330(a) includes the members’ email addresses.