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68 PA Cons Stat § 5114 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 51 - General Provisions|Section 5114 - Remedies to be liberally administered

§ 5114. Remedies to be liberally administered.   (a) General rule.--The remedies provided by this subpart shall be liberally administered to the end that the aggrieved party is put in as good a position as if the other party had fully performed. However, consequential, special or punitive damages may not be awarded except as specifically provided in this subpart or by other rule of law.  (b) Judicial enforcement of rights and obligations.--Any right or obligation declared by this subpart is enforceable by judicial proceeding.    Cross References. Section 5114 is referred to in section 5102 of this title.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5115 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 51 - General Provisions|Section 5115 - Businesses operated by minors

§ 5115. Businesses operated by minors. (a) Restrictions on licenses.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an association or an agency of an association may not require a license for a business that is operated on an occasional basis by a minor.  (b) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to:  (1) Prohibit an association from enacting and enforcing association rules relating to the manner in which a business may be conducted by a minor, with the exception of a requirement that the minor obtain a license prior to engaging in a business.  (2) Void provisions of bylaws or declarations adopted in accordance with law prior to the effective date of this section.  (c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Business." An enterprise carried on for the purpose of gain or economic profit. The term does not include an act of an employee rendering services to an employer.  "License." A license or permit required by an association to temporarily or permanently offer sale of goods or provision of services or otherwise operate an enterprise in the municipality in which the association is located.  "Minor." A person under 18 years of age.  "Occasional basis." A business that does not operate more than 84 days in a calendar year.  (June 30, 2021, P.L.184, No.34, eff. 60 days)   2021 Amendment. Act 34 added section 5115.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5201 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5201 - Creation of planned community

§ 5201. Creation of planned community.  A planned community may be created pursuant to this subpart only by recording a declaration executed in the same manner as a deed by all persons whose interests in the real estate will be conveyed to unit owners and by every lessor of a lease, the expiration or termination of which will terminate the planned community or reduce its size. If the lessor is the Commonwealth, a municipal government or any agency of either, the lessor need not execute the declaration if it has previously given written notice of its filing and agreed to be bound by the provisions of this subpart, in which case the declaration shall be executed by the lessee in possession of the subject property. The declaration must be recorded in every county in which any portion of the planned community is located, must be indexed in the same records as are notarized for the recording of a deed and shall identify each declarant as the grantor and the name of the planned community as grantee.    Cross References. Section 5201 is referred to in sections 5106, 5207 of this title.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5202 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5202 - Unit boundaries

§ 5202. Unit boundaries.  Except as provided by the declaration: (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), all space, fixtures and improvements within the boundaries of a unit are a part of the unit. (2) If any fixture or improvement lies partially within and partially outside the designated boundaries of a unit, any portion of the fixture or improvement serving only that unit is a limited common element allocated solely to that unit, and any portion of the fixture or improvement serving more than one unit or any portion of the common facilities is a part of the common elements. (3) Any fixtures or improvements designed or designated in the declaration to serve a single unit, but located outside the unit's boundaries, are limited common elements allocated exclusively to that unit.    Cross References. Section 5202 is referred to in sections 5103, 5209, 5210, 5302 of this title.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5203 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5203 - Construction and validity of declaration and bylaws

§ 5203. Construction and validity of declaration and bylaws. (a) Provisions severable.--All provisions of the declaration and bylaws are severable.  (b) Applications of rule against perpetuities.--The rule against perpetuities may not be applied to defeat any provision of the declaration or this subpart or any instrument executed pursuant to the declaration or this subpart.  (c) Conflict between declaration and bylaws.--If there is a conflict between the declaration and the bylaws, the declaration shall prevail except to the extent the declaration is inconsistent with this subpart.  (d) Effect of noncompliance on title to unit.--Title to a unit and its appurtenant votes in the association shall not be rendered unmarketable or otherwise affected by any provision of unrecorded bylaws or by reason of an insubstantial failure of the declaration to comply with this subpart.  (e) Effect of noncompliance.--If the declarant preserved the rights identified in section 5205(13), (14), (15) or (16) (relating to contents of declaration; all planned communities) in the declaration or any of those provisions are otherwise applicable, the declarant's failure to include in the declaration any of the provisions or statements as required under each of those provisions shall not affect the enforceability of the provisions or statements as if they were included in the declaration.  (Oct. 19, 2018, P.L.551, No.84, eff. 60 days)   2018 Amendment. Act 84 added subsec. (e).  Cross References. Section 5203 is referred to in section 5102 of this title.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5204 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5204 - Description of units

§ 5204. Description of units.  After the declaration is recorded, a description of the unit which sets forth the name of the planned community, the recording data for the declaration, the county or counties in which the planned community is located and the identifying number of the unit is a sufficient legal description of that unit and all rights, obligations and interests appurtenant to that unit which were created by the declaration or bylaws. Deeds, leases and mortgages of units shall be recorded in the same records as are maintained by the recorder for the recording of like instruments and indexed by the recorder in the same manner as like instruments are indexed.    Cross References. Section 5204 is referred to in section 5102 of this title.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5207 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5207 - Leasehold planned communities

§ 5207. Leasehold planned communities.   (a) Recording lease and contents of declaration.--A lease the expiration or termination of which may terminate the planned community or reduce its size shall be recorded in the same county where the declaration is recorded under section 5201 (relating to creation of planned community). Every lessor of those leases shall execute the declaration, and the declaration shall state the following: (1) The recording data for the lease. (2) The date on which the lease is scheduled to expire. (3) A legally sufficient description of the real estate subject to the lease. (4) Any right of the unit owners to redeem the reversion and the manner whereby those rights may be exercised or a statement that they do not have those rights. (5) Any right of the unit owners to remove any improvements after the expiration or termination of the lease or a statement that the unit owners do not have those rights. (6) Any rights of the unit owners to renew the lease and the conditions of any renewal or a statement that the unit owners do not have those rights.  (b) Limitations on termination of leasehold interest.--After the declaration for a leasehold planned community is recorded, neither the lessor nor a successor in interest may terminate the leasehold interest of a unit owner who makes timely payment of the owner's share of the rent and otherwise complies with all covenants which, if violated, would entitle the lessor to terminate the lease. A unit owner's leasehold interest is not affected by failure of any other person to pay rent or fulfill any other covenant.  (c) Merger of leasehold and fee simple interests.--Acquisition of the leasehold interest of any unit owner by the owner of the reversion or remainder does not merge the leasehold and fee simple interests unless the leasehold interests of all unit owners subject to that reversion or remainder are acquired.  (d) Reallocation of interests if number of votes reduced.--If the expiration or termination of a lease decreases the number of units in a planned community, the allocated votes in the association and common expense liabilities shall be reallocated in accordance with section 5107 (relating to eminent domain) as though those units had been taken by eminent domain. Reallocations shall be confirmed by an amendment to the declaration prepared, executed and recorded by the association.    Cross References. Section 5207 is referred to in sections 5219, 5402 of this title.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5209 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5209 - Limited common elements

§ 5209. Limited common elements.   (a) Allocation.--Except for the limited common elements described in section 5202 (relating to unit boundaries), the declaration shall specify to which unit or units each limited common element is allocated, distinguishing between limited common facilities and limited controlled facilities. That allocation may not be altered without the consent of the unit owners whose units are affected.  (b) Reallocation.--Subject to any provisions of the declaration, a limited common element may be reallocated by a recorded assignment executed by the unit owners between or among whose units the reallocation is made or by an amendment to the declaration executed by the unit owners. The persons executing assignment or the amendment to the declaration shall provide a copy to the association.  (c) Common elements not previously allocated.--A common element not previously allocated as a limited common element may not be so allocated except pursuant to provisions in the declaration made in accordance with section 5205(7) (relating to contents of declaration; all planned communities). The declaration may provide that the allocations shall be made by deeds or assignments executed by the declarant or the association or by amendments to the declaration.    Cross References. Section 5209 is referred to in sections 5205, 5210, 5211, 5219 of this title.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5211 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5211 - Conversion and expansion of flexible planned communities

§ 5211. Conversion and expansion of flexible planned communities.   (a) General rule.--To convert convertible real estate or add additional real estate pursuant to an option reserved under section 5206 (relating to contents of declaration for flexible planned communities), the declarant shall prepare, execute and record an amendment to the declaration under section 5219 (relating to amendment of declaration) and comply with section 5210 (relating to plats and plans). The declarant is the unit owner of any units thereby created. The amendment to the declaration must assign an identifying number to each unit formed in the convertible or additional real estate and reallocate votes in the association and common expense liabilities. The amendment must describe or delineate any limited common elements formed out of the convertible or additional real estate, showing or designating the unit to which each is allocated to the extent required by section 5209 (relating to limited common elements).  (b) Creations within additional real estate.--Convertible or withdrawable real estate may be created within any additional real estate added to the planned community if the amendment adding that real estate includes all matters required by section 5205 (relating to contents of declaration; all planned communities) or 5206, as the case may be, and the plat includes all matters required by section 5210. This subsection does not extend the time limit on conversion or contraction of a flexible planned community imposed by the declaration under section 5206.  (c) Liability for expenses and right to income.--Until conversion occurs or the period during which conversion may occur expires, whichever occurs first, the declarant alone is liable for real estate taxes assessed against convertible real estate and all other expenses in connection with that real estate. No other unit owner and no other portion of the planned community is subject to a claim for payment of those taxes or expenses. Unless the declaration provides otherwise, any income or proceeds from convertible real estate inure to the declarant.    Cross References. Section 5211 is referred to in sections 5102, 5103, 5205, 5208, 5210, 5219, 5302, 5316, 5414 of this title.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5212 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5212 - Withdrawal of withdrawable real estate

§ 5212. Withdrawal of withdrawable real estate.   (a) General rule.--To withdraw withdrawable real estate from a flexible planned community pursuant to an option reserved under section 5206 (relating to contents of declaration for flexible planned communities), the declarant shall prepare, execute and record an amendment to the declaration containing a legally sufficient description of the real estate being withdrawn and stating the fact of withdrawal. The amendment must reallocate votes in the association and common expense liabilities to the remaining units in the planned community in proportion to the respective votes and liabilities of those units before the withdrawal. The reallocation is effective when the amendment is recorded.  (b) When withdrawal prohibited.--If a portion of a planned community was described under section 5206, that portion may not be withdrawn if any person other than the declarant owns a unit situated therein. If the portion was not so described, none of it is withdrawable if any person other than the declarant owns a unit situated therein.  (c) Liability for expenses and right to income.--Until withdrawal occurs or the period during which withdrawal may occur expires, whichever occurs first, the declarant alone is liable for real estate taxes assessed against withdrawable real estate and all other expenses in connection with that real estate. No other unit owner and no other portion of the planned community is subject to a claim for payment of those taxes or expenses. Unless the declaration provides otherwise, any income or proceeds from withdrawable real estate inure to the declarant.    Cross References. Section 5212 is referred to in sections 5103, 5208, 5219, 5414 of this title.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5213 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5213 - Alteration of units

§ 5213. Alteration of units.  Subject to the provisions of the declaration and other provisions of law, all of the following apply: (1) A unit owner may make any improvements or alterations to the unit that do not impair the structural integrity or mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portion of the planned community. (2) A unit owner may not change the appearance of the common elements or any other portion of the planned community other than portions of units that are not controlled facilities without the permission of the association. However, a unit owner may change the exterior appearance of a unit except any portion of a unit which is a controlled facility without the permission of the association. (3) After acquiring an adjoining unit or an adjoining part of an adjoining unit, a unit owner may remove or alter any intervening partition or create apertures therein, even if the partition in whole or in part is a common element, if those acts do not impair the structural integrity or mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portion of the planned community. Removal of partitions or creation of apertures under this paragraph is not an alteration of boundaries.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5214 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5214 - Relocation of boundaries between units

§ 5214. Relocation of boundaries between units.   (a) General rule.--Subject to the provisions of the declaration and other provisions of law, the boundaries between adjoining units may be relocated by an amendment to the declaration upon application to the association by the owners of those units. If the owners of the adjoining units have specified a reallocation between their units of their allocated votes in the association and common expense liability, the application must state the proposed reallocations. Unless the executive board determines, within 30 days, that the reallocations are unreasonable, the association shall prepare an amendment that identifies the units involved, states the reallocations, is executed by those unit owners, contains words of conveyance between them and, upon recording, is indexed in the name of the grantor and the grantee.  (b) Recording.--The association shall prepare and record plats or plans necessary to show the altered boundaries between adjoining units and their dimensions and identifying numbers.    Cross References. Section 5214 is referred to in sections 5208, 5219 of this title.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5215 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5215 - Subdivision or conversion of units

§ 5215. Subdivision or conversion of units.   (a) General rule.--If the declaration expressly so permits, a unit may be subdivided into two or more units or, in the case of a unit owned by a declarant, may be subdivided into two or more units, common elements or a combination of units and common elements. Subject to the provisions of the declaration and other provisions of law, upon application of a unit owner to subdivide a unit or upon application of a declarant to convert a unit, the association shall prepare, execute and record an amendment to the declaration, including the plats and plans, subdividing or converting that unit.  (b) Execution and contents of amendment.--The amendment to the declaration must be executed by the owner of the unit to be subdivided, must assign an identifying number to each unit created and must reallocate the allocated votes in the association and common expense liability formerly allocated to the subdivided unit to the new units in any reasonable manner prescribed by the owner of the subdivided unit.  (c) Conversion of unit of declarant to common elements.--In the case of a unit owned by a declarant, if a declarant converts all of a unit to common elements, the amendment to the declaration must reallocate among the unit owners votes in the association and common expense liability formerly allocated to the converted unit on a pro rata basis, inter se.    Cross References. Section 5215 is referred to in sections 5102, 5205, 5208, 5210, 5219, 5316 of this title.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5216 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5216 - Easement for encroachments

§ 5216. Easement for encroachments.  To the extent that any unit or common element encroaches on any other unit or common element, a valid easement for the encroachment exists. The easement does not relieve a unit owner of liability in case of the unit owner's willful misconduct nor relieve a declarant or any contractor, subcontractor or materialman or any other person of liability for failure to adhere to the plats and plans.
68 PA Cons Stat § 5217 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Chapter 52 - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Planned Communities|Section 5217 - Declarant offices, models and signs

§ 5217. Declarant offices, models and signs.   (a) Common elements.--A declarant may maintain offices and models in the common element portion of the planned community only in connection with management of or sale or rental of units owned by the declarant in the planned community if the declaration so provides and specifies the rights of a declarant with regard to the number, size, location and relocation thereof. At such time as a declarant ceases to be a unit owner, the declarant ceases to have any rights with regard to such portions of the common elements so used unless the portions are removed promptly from the planned community in accordance with a right to remove reserved in the declaration. Upon the relocation of a model or office constituting a common element, a declarant may remove all personal property and fixtures therefrom. Any fixtures not so removed shall be deemed common elements, and any personal property not so removed shall be deemed the property of the association.  (b) Signs.--Subject to any limitation in the declaration, a declarant may maintain signs in the declarant's units and on the common elements advertising units in the planned community owned by the declarant for sale or lease.  (c) Units.--A declarant shall have the right to locate, relocate and maintain offices and models used only in connection with management of or sale or rental of units owned by the declarant in the planned community in the declarant's unit or units in the planned community notwithstanding the fact that the declaration would otherwise preclude use of units for such purpose, but subject to all other provisions in the declaration, including, without limitation, modification or elimination of the declarant's rights under this subsection by specific reference thereto.    Cross References. Section 5217 is referred to in sections 5103, 5304, 5414 of this title.