2019 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 43 - Management of Cooperatives
Section 4323 - Complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection

(a) General rule.--A proprietary lessee in good standing may file a complaint with the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of Attorney General in the event of a violation by the declarant or the association of sections 4308 (relating to meetings), 4309 (relating to quorums), 4310 (relating to voting; proxies) and 4317 (relating to association records).

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

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

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

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

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

(2) the association refuses alternative dispute resolution under section 4322(b)(2) (relating to alternative dispute resolution in cooperatives).

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

(May 4, 2018, P.L.96, No.17, eff. 60 days)

2018 Amendment. Act 17 added section 4323.