Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 3322 - 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 Attorney General in the event of a violation by the declarant or the association of sections 3308 (relating to meetings), 3309 (relating to quorums), 3310 (relating to voting; proxies) and 3316 (relating to association records).(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 3321(b)(2) (relating to alternative dispute resolution in condominiums).(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.Added by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 17, § 2, eff. 7/3/2018.