Section 4401 - Applicability; waiver(a) General rule.--This chapter applies to all cooperative interests subject to this subpart, except as provided in subsection (b) and section 4414 (relating to implied warranty against structural defects) or as modified or waived by agreement of the purchaser of any cooperative interest the unit of which is intended for nonresidential use at the time of sale of the cooperative interest by the declarant or by agreement of the purchaser of any cooperative interest who is or intends to be in the business of buying or selling cooperative interests, subject to the following:(1) A purchaser of a unit intended for residential use at the time of sale by the declarant may not modify or waive the provisions of section 4414 with regard to the unit and the common elements.(2) With regard to any limited common element appurtenant only to nonresidential units, the unit owners of all such units shall have agreed to the modification or waiver and, with regard to any common elements, other than limited common elements, in a cooperative in which all units are restricted to nonresidential use, all unit owners shall have agreed to such modification or waiver.(3) No modification or waiver shall prevent any proprietary lessee from indirectly benefiting from any provision in this chapter by reason of the proprietary lessee being an owner of a cooperative interest in the cooperative and a member of the association.(b) When public offering statements or resale certificates unnecessary.--Neither a public offering statement nor a resale certificate need be prepared or delivered in the case of:(1) a gratuitous disposition of a cooperative interest;(2) a disposition pursuant to court order;(3) a disposition by a government or governmental agency which has acquired the cooperative interest by judicial sale or deed in lieu of judicial sale;(4) a disposition by foreclosure or transfer in lieu of foreclosure;(5) a disposition to a person in the business of selling cooperative interests who intends to offer those cooperative interests to purchasers; or(6) a disposition that may be canceled at any time and for any reason by the purchaser without penalty.(c) Single public offering statements.--If a cooperative interest is part of a cooperative and is also part of any other real estate regime in connection with the sale of which the delivery of a public offering statement or similar disclosure statement is required under the laws of this Commonwealth, a single public offering statement conforming to the requirements of sections 4403 (relating to public offering statement; general provisions), 4404 (relating to public offering statement; cooperatives subject to development rights), 4405 (relating to public offering statement; time shares) and 4406 (relating to public offering statement; cooperatives containing conversion buildings), as those requirements relate to any real estate regimes in which the unit is located and to any other requirements imposed under the laws of this Commonwealth, may be prepared and delivered in lieu of providing two or more public offering statements.1992, Dec. 18, P.L. 1426, No. 176, § 1, effective in 60 days.