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PRINTER'S NO. 1862
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1282
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY WAGNER, JUNE 2, 2016
REFERRED TO URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, JUNE 2, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in creation, alteration
and termination of condominiums, further providing for
amendment of declaration; in creation, alteration and
termination of cooperatives, further providing for amendment
of declaration; and, in creation, alteration and termination
of planned communities, further providing for amendment of
declaration.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 3219(c), 4216(c) and 5219(c) of Title 68
of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 3219. Amendment of declaration.
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(c) Recording amendment.--The following shall apply:
(1) Every amendment to the declaration must be recorded
in every county in which any portion of the condominium is
located in the same records as are maintained for the
recording of deeds of real property and shall be indexed in
the name of the condominium in both the grantor and grantee
index. An amendment is effective only upon recordation. If a
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county office requires the indexing of an amendment by
reference to each uniform parcel identifier number assigned
to the units within the condominium, the county office may
not require the payment of a charge, cost or fee to index the
amendment.
(2) The provisions of this subsection shall control over
any conflicting provisions in any other statute, regulation
or ordinance.
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§ 4216. Amendment of declaration.
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(c) Recording amendment.--The following shall apply:
(1) Every amendment to the declaration must be recorded
in every county in which any portion of the cooperative is
located in the same records as are maintained for the
recording of deeds of real property and is effective only
upon recordation. In cases where the amendment is executed by
the association, it shall be indexed in the name of the
cooperative and the association in both the grantor and the
grantee index. In cases where the amendment is executed by
the declarant or one or more proprietary lessees, it shall be
indexed in the grantee's index in the name of the cooperative
and the association and in the grantor's index in the name of
the declarant or proprietary lessee or lessees, as well as in
the name of the association. If a county office requires the
indexing of an amendment by reference to each proprietary
lessee or the uniform parcel identifier number assigned to
the units within the cooperative, the county office may not
require the payment of a charge, cost or fee to index the
amendment.
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(2) The provisions of this subsection shall control over
any conflicting provisions in any other statute, regulation
or ordinance.
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§ 5219. Amendment of declaration.
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(c) Recording amendment.--The following shall apply:
(1) Every amendment to the declaration must be recorded
in every county in which any portion of the planned community
is located in the same records as are maintained for the
recording of deeds of real property and shall be indexed in
the name of the planned community in both the grantor and
grantee index. An amendment is effective only upon recording.
If a county office requires the indexing of an amendment by
reference to each uniform parcel identifier number assigned
to the units within the planned community, the county office
may not require the payment of a charge, cost or fee to index
the amendment.
(2) The provisions of this subsection shall control over
any conflicting provisions in any other statute, regulation
or ordinance.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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