Pennsylvania § 5322 Complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5322 — Complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection

Pennsylvania § 5322

Title 68REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

PartPART II

Ch. 53MANAGEMENT OF PLANNED COMMUNITY

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68 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5322 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--A unit owner in good standing may file a complaint with the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General in the event of a violation by the declarant or the association of sections 5308 (relating to meetings), 5309 (relating to quorums) and 5310 (relating to voting; proxies).

(b)Condition.--If an alternative dispute resolution procedure is available to the unit owner under the association's declaration, bylaws, rules or regulations, a complaint may not be filed by a unit owner with the Bureau of Consumer Protection until the earlier of:

(1)the unit owner exhausting the alternative dispute resolution procedure without a resolution between the unit owner and the association; or

(2)at least 100 days have passed since the unit owner commenced the

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(a) General rule.--A unit owner in good standing may file a complaint with the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General in the event of a violation by the declarant or the association of sections 5308 (relating to meetings), 5309 (relating to quorums) and 5310 (relating to voting; proxies).

(b) Condition.--If an alternative dispute resolution procedure is available to the unit owner under the association's declaration, bylaws, rules or regulations, a complaint may not be filed by a unit owner with the Bureau of Consumer Protection until the earlier of:

(1) the unit owner exhausting the alternative dispute resolution procedure without a resolution between the unit owner and the association; or

(2) at least 100 days have passed since the unit owner commenced the alternative dispute resolution procedure and the unit owner and association having not reached a resolution.

(c) Immediate filing.--A complaint may be filed by a unit owner with the Bureau of Consumer Protection immediately if:

(1) an alternative dispute resolution procedure is not available to the unit owner under the association's declaration, bylaws, rules or regulations; or

(2) the association refuses alternative dispute resolution under section 5321(b)(2) (relating to alternative dispute resolution in planned communities).

(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or impair the right of a unit owner, declarant or association to pursue a private cause of action or seek other relief, as authorized by law.