Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-79
Section 5322 - Complaints filed with bureau of consumer protection(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.Added by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 17, § 7, eff. 7/3/2018.