{"data":{"id":"us-pa/68-pa.c.s.-5322","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"68 Pa.C.S. § 5322","heading":"Complaints filed with Bureau of Consumer Protection.","body":"(a) General rule.--A unit owner in good standing may file a complaint with the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General in the event of a violation by the declarant or the association of sections 5308 (relating to meetings), 5309 (relating to quorums) and 5310 (relating to voting; proxies).\n(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:\n(1) the unit owner exhausting the alternative dispute resolution procedure without a resolution between the unit owner and the association; or\n(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.\n(c) Immediate filing.--A complaint may be filed by a unit owner with the Bureau of Consumer Protection immediately if:\n(1) an alternative dispute resolution procedure is not available to the unit owner under the association's declaration, bylaws, rules or regulations; or\n(2) the association refuses alternative dispute resolution under section 5321(b)(2) (relating to alternative dispute resolution in planned communities).\n(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, as authorized by law.","path":["Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY","PART II REAL PROPERTY","SUBPART D PLANNED COMMUNITIES","CHAPTER 53 MANAGEMENT OF PLANNED COMMUNITY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=68\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=53\u0026sctn=22\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-28 (Statute Update stamp, 68 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:13Z","sha256":"f9601c1ca18e2645520ad258206022f4b0903e3748d334366873a9bfa2001451","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/68-pa.c.s.-5321","next":"us-pa/68-pa.c.s.-5401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}