PRINTER'S NO. 2702
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1774
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY R. BROWN, BARRAR, COHEN, DAVIS, EMRICK, GIBBONS,
A. HARRIS, HEFFLEY, MALONEY, MILLARD, O'NEILL, THOMAS AND
TOEPEL, JANUARY 5, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, JANUARY 5, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions
relating to condominiums, cooperatives and planned
communities, providing for complaints filed with Bureau of
Consumer Protection.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 68 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding sections to read:
§ 3114. Complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection.
(a) General rule.--The Bureau of Consumer Protection in the
Office of Attorney General shall investigate or mediate a
complaint filed with the bureau by a person who is a unit owner
against the association in which the person is a member for a
violation of any right or benefit of a unit owner as established
by this subpart or a bylaw, rule or regulation adopted by the
association.
(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect or impair the right of a unit owner or
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association to pursue a private cause of action or seek other
relief, as authorized by law.
§ 4114. Complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection.
(a) General rule.--The Bureau of Consumer Protection in the
Office of Attorney General shall investigate or mediate a
complaint filed with the bureau by a person who is a proprietary
lessee against the association in which the person is a member
for a violation of any right or benefit of a proprietary lessee
as established by this subpart or a bylaw, rule or regulation
adopted by the association.
(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect or impair the right of a person who is a
proprietary lessee or association to pursue a private cause of
action or seek other relief, as authorized by law.
§ 5115. Complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection.
(a) General rule.--The Bureau of Consumer Protection in the
Office of Attorney General shall investigate or mediate a
complaint filed with the bureau by a person who is a unit owner
against the association in which the person is a member for a
violation of any right or benefit of a unit owner as established
by this subpart or a bylaw, rule or regulation adopted by the
association.
(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect or impair the right of a unit owner or
association to pursue a private cause of action or seek other
relief, as authorized by law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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