Pennsylvania HOA & Condominium Law

14 active Pennsylvania statutes govern homeowners associations and condominiums in the state. The corpus encodes 43 specific requirements across governance, finance, reserves, disclosure, and enforcement.

10654 registered communities across 720 cities.
Estoppel Disclosure Workflow 13 standard items
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CommunityPay has not verified a state-specific statutory resale certificate regime in Pennsylvania. Disclosure follows a non-statutory estoppel workflow. The 13 items below reflect standard title company and lender expectations, not legal requirements specific to any particular association.
  • Current periodic assessment amount and any unpaid or delinquent assessments
  • Pending or approved special assessments
  • Reserve fund balance and designated projects
  • Most recent balance sheet and income/expense statement
  • Current operating budget
  • Insurance coverage provided for the benefit of owners
  • Pending lawsuits, unsatisfied judgments, or threatened litigation
  • Board composition, meeting frequency, and governance status
  • Declaration, bylaws, and rules and regulations
  • Capital expenditures approved or anticipated for current and next two fiscal years
  • Transfer fees, move-in/move-out fees, or other charges upon sale
  • Known violations of the governing documents or applicable codes
  • Right of first refusal or other restraints on transfer
Industry incumbents (HomeWiseDocs, CondoCerts) charge residents $250–$400 per resale certificate. Pennsylvania does not cap RC preparation fees by statute. With CommunityPay, the board issues the certificate directly from live ledger data — eliminating the third-party fee entirely. Residents typically save $250–$400 per closing.
Governance (17)
  • Applies to all condominiums created in Pennsylvania after December 1992. 68 Pa.C.S. §3102
  • Specific provisions apply retroactively to condominiums created under the prior Unit Property Act of 1963. 68 Pa.C.S. §3102
  • Remote participation permitted. 68 Pa.C.S. §3308
  • Parallel to UPCA §5308. 68 Pa.C.S. §3308
  • Annual meeting with 10 to 60 days notice. 68 Pa.C.S. §3308
  • Specific provisions apply retroactively to pre-existing communities for events occurring after the effective date. 68 Pa.C.S. §5102
  • Defines applicability of the Uniform Planned Community Act to planned communities created in Pennsylvania after May 1998. 68 Pa.C.S. §5102
  • Enumerates 18 powers of the association including adopting budgets, managing common elements, imposing reasonable charges, hiring staff, initiating litigation, and indemnifying officers and board members. 68 Pa.C.S. §5302
  • Board members must act in good faith with the care of a person of ordinary prudence. 68 Pa.C.S. §5303
  • Establishes maximum declarant control periods (5 years general, 7 years flexible) with staged board elections at 25% and 50% unit conveyance. 68 Pa.C.S. §5303
  • Requires annual meetings with 10 to 60 days advance notice by first class mail, courier, fax, or email. 68 Pa.C.S. §5308
  • Permits remote participation by conference telephone or electronic technology. 68 Pa.C.S. §5308
  • Meetings may be recorded with recordings maintained minimum 6 months. 68 Pa.C.S. §5308
  • Not less than ten nor more than 60 days in advance of any meeting 68 Pa.C.S. §5308 (a)
  • Communities under 13 units may substitute a declarant warranty for the full audit. 68 Pa.C.S. §5320
  • Within 60 days of losing declarant control, the declarant must deliver all association documents, financial records, and physical assets. 68 Pa.C.S. §5320
  • An independent CPA audit is required within 90 days. 68 Pa.C.S. §5320
Financial (3)
Assessment (7)
Disclosure (8)
Records (3)
  • Association must maintain financial records and make them reasonably available for examination. 68 Pa.C.S. §5316
  • Must furnish copies within 30 days of written request. 68 Pa.C.S. §5316
  • Annual financial statements required within 180 days of fiscal year end for communities over 12 units. 68 Pa.C.S. §5316
Enforcement (4)
Insurance (1)
  • Requires property insurance on common and controlled facilities at minimum 80% of actual cash value, comprehensive general liability insurance, and 30-day cancellation notice. 68 Pa.C.S. §5312
Sourced from CommunityPay's living legal corpus. Each requirement traces to a primary statute snapshot verified by a subject-matter expert.
Uniform Condominium Act — Applicability
Applies to all condominiums created in Pennsylvania after December 1992. Specific provisions apply retroactively to condominiums created under the prior Unit Property Act of 1963.
Uniform Condominium Act — Meetings
Parallel to UPCA §5308. Annual meeting with 10 to 60 days notice. Remote participation permitted.
Uniform Condominium Act — Lien for Assessments
Parallel to UPCA §5315. Assessment lien with six-month super-priority at judicial sale, judicial foreclosure, and four-year statute of limitations on enforcement.
Uniform Condominium Act — Resales of Units
Parallel to UPCA §5407. Requires delivery of a certificate with 17 required disclosures upon resale. Ten-day delivery deadline, five-day buyer cancellation period. No statutory dollar cap on preparation fee.
Uniform Planned Community Act — Applicability
Defines applicability of the Uniform Planned Community Act to planned communities created in Pennsylvania after May 1998. Specific provisions apply retroactively to pre-existing communities for events occurring after the effective date.
Uniform Planned Community Act — Powers of Unit Owners' Association
Enumerates 18 powers of the association including adopting budgets, managing common elements, imposing reasonable charges, hiring staff, initiating litigation, and indemnifying officers and board members.
Uniform Planned Community Act — Executive Board Members and Officers
Board members must act in good faith with the care of a person of ordinary prudence. Establishes maximum declarant control periods (5 years general, 7 years flexible) with staged board elections at 25% and 50% unit conveyance.
Uniform Planned Community Act — Meetings
Requires annual meetings with 10 to 60 days advance notice by first class mail, courier, fax, or email. Permits remote participation by conference telephone or electronic technology. Meetings may be recorded with recordings maintained minimum 6 months.
Uniform Planned Community Act — Insurance
Requires property insurance on common and controlled facilities at minimum 80% of actual cash value, comprehensive general liability insurance, and 30-day cancellation notice.
Uniform Planned Community Act — Assessments for Common Expenses
Budget must be adopted at least annually segregating limited from general common expenses. Interest on past-due assessments capped at 15% per year.
Uniform Planned Community Act — Lien for Assessments
Establishes assessment lien from the time assessments become due. Six months of unpaid assessments have limited super-priority over first mortgages at judicial sale. Lien may be foreclosed judicially like a mortgage. Four-year statute of limitations on enforcement.
Uniform Planned Community Act — Association Records
Association must maintain financial records and make them reasonably available for examination. Annual financial statements required within 180 days of fiscal year end for communities over 12 units. Must furnish copies within 30 days of written request.
Uniform Planned Community Act — Declarant Delivery of Items
Within 60 days of losing declarant control, the declarant must deliver all association documents, financial records, and physical assets. An independent CPA audit is required within 90 days. Communities under 13 units may substitute a declarant warranty for the full audit.
Uniform Planned Community Act — Resales of Units
Requires delivery of a certificate containing 17 required disclosures upon resale of a unit. Association must furnish the certificate within 10 days of request. Buyer may cancel within 5 days of receipt. No statutory dollar cap on preparation fee; standard is reasonable charges.
Source: Pennsylvania state legislature. Statutes verified by CommunityPay. Last verified April 2026.
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What are the rules for HOA late fees in Pennsylvania?
Under 68 Pa.C.S. §5314, . A late fee charged outside these limits is not collectible against the unit owner.
How much advance notice must a Pennsylvania HOA give for meetings?
Under 68 Pa.C.S. §5308, a Pennsylvania association must give unit owners at least 10 days advance notice of meetings. The notice must specify the date, time, place, and agenda items to be considered. Actions taken at a meeting that violates the notice requirement may be voidable on owner challenge.
Does a Pennsylvania HOA assessment lien have priority over a first mortgage?
Yes — Pennsylvania is a 'super-priority' state. Under 68 Pa.C.S. §5315, the association's lien for 6 months of unpaid assessments takes priority over a first-recorded mortgage. When the HOA forecloses, the first mortgage lender must either pay the 6 months of super-priority assessments or risk losing its lien — a significant collection tool for the association.
Answers derived from the Pennsylvania legal corpus. Every numeric value (fee caps, deadlines, percentages) is pulled from a primary-source statutory threshold record verified by CommunityPay.
$225
Avg Median Monthly Fee
$12 – $507
County Range
141029
Units Paying HOA Fees
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates (PUMS). 67 counties with data.
Philadelphia 1380 Pittsburgh 459 Harrisburg 361 Lancaster 314 York 233 West Chester 232 Warrington 225 State College 224 Phila 210 King Of Prussia 200 Exton 164 Allentown 161 Malvern 141 Lansdale 134 Chadds Ford 126 Bethlehem 114 Doylestown 109 Fort Washington 98 Elizabethtown 97 Erie 96 Camp Hill 94 Wexford 87 Blue Bell 78 Media 77 Hanover 73 Huntingdon Valley 73 Columbia 70 Mechanicsburg 67 Newtown 67 Kennett Square 66 Stroudsburg 61 Reading 60 Zelienople 58 Coraopolis 57 Norristown 57 East Stroudsburg 56 Horsham 54 Milford 54 Chambersburg 53 Lititz 52 Canonsburg 51 Greensburg 48 Phoenixville 47 Jenkintown 46 Conshohocken 45 Easton 45 North Wales 45 Bala Cynwyd 44 Downingtown 42 Wayne 41 Hawley 40 Murrysville 40 Langhorne 39 New Hope 38 Pottstown 38 Butler 36 King Of Purssia 36 Red Lion 35 Bensalem 34 Dillsburg 34 Gettysburg 34 Newtown Square 34 Plymouth Meeting 34 Southampton 33 Trappe 33 Harleysville 32 Collegeville 31 Elkins Park 31 Evans City 31 Lebanon 29 Carlisle 28 Warminster 28 East Norriton 27 Honesdale 27 Mars 27 Chalfont 26 Havertown 26 Landenberg 26 Berwyn 24 Gibsonia 24 Mcmurray 24 Greentown 23 Indiana 23 Wyomissing 23 Ambler 22 Glen Mills 22 Scranton 22 Bryn Mawr 21 Cranberry Township 21 Ephrata 21 Yardley 21 Allison Park 20 Kingston 20 Sewickley 20 Chester Springs 19 Dallas 19 Clarks Summit 18 Devon 18 Sellersville 18 Hatboro 17 Holland 17 Hummelstown 17 Waynesboro 17 Bellefonte 16 Greencastle 16 Lafayette Hill 16 Paoli 16 Perkasie 16 Sinking Spring 16 Spring City 16 Stewartstown 16 Trevose 16 Bridgeville 15 Coatesville 15 Hershey 15 New Castle 15 Williamsport 15 Colmar 14 Glenside 14 Meadowlands 14 Royersford 14 Spring House 14 Beaver 13 Douglassville 13 Fairview Village 13 Feasterville 13 Lemoyne 13 Montoursville 13 Oxford 13 Swarthmore 13 Wynnewood 13 Altoona 12 Ardmore 12 Blakeslee 12 Bloomsburg 12 Center Valley 12 King Of Prussi 12 Lake Ariel 12 Quakertown 12 Somerset 12 Warrendale 12 Wilkes Barre 12 Broomall 11 Erwinna 11 Johnstown 11 Lakeville 11 Selinsgrove 11 Tannersville 11 Tunkhannock 11 Upper Darby 11 Washington 11 Aliquippa 10 Carnegie 10 Fayetteville 10 Hatfield 10 Jim Thorpe 10 Leola 10 Ligonier 10 Marshalls Creek 10 Monroeville 10 Moosic 10 Palmyra 10 West Grove 10 Audubon 9 Beaver Falls 9 Bethel Park 9 Boalsburg 9 Bristol 9 Emmaus 9 Enola 9 Etters 9 Gladwyne 9 Limerick 9 Mohnton 9 Mountain Top 9 Paupack 9 Souderton 9 Springfield 9 White Haven 9 Wilkes-Barre 9 Willow Street 9 Dover 8 Elverson 8 Glen Rock 8 Hazleton 8 Huntingdon 8 Imperial 8 Jamison 8 Lehighton 8 Meadville 8 Middletown 8 Shohola 8 Valley Forge 8 Whitehall 8 Willow Grove 8 Abington 7 Boothwyn 7 Fairless Hills 7 Fairview 7 Kunkletown 7 Lansdowne 7 Latrobe 7 Manheim 7 Monaca 7 Moon Township 7 Mount Joy 7 Narberth 7 New Oxford 7 Orefield 7 Pocono Lake 7 Richboro 7 Schwenksville 7 Seven Fields 7 Tafton 7 Turbotville 7 Valencia 7 Washington Crossing 7 Aston 6 Bath 6 Belle Vernon 6 Birdsboro 6 Boyertown 6 Bushkill 6 Canadensis 6 Cresco 6 Drexel Hill 6 Drums 6 Fleetwood 6 Haverford 6 Ivyland 6 Levittown 6 Lewisberry 6 New Holland 6 New Kensington 6 Penllyn 6 Pine Grove 6 Pottsville 6 Quarryville 6 Radnor 6 Renfrew 6 Romansville 6 Saxonburg 6 Seven Valleys 6 Villanova 6 Albrightsville 5 Barto 5 Camphill 5 Carbondale 5 Chester 5 Connellsville 5 Coopersburg 5 Curwensville 5 Danville 5 Effort 5 Ellwood City 5 Export 5 Factoryville 5 Franconia 5 Frazer 5 Gap 5 Garnet Valley 5 Glenshaw 5 Gouldsboro 5 Greeley 5 Jeannette 5 Kresgeville 5 Lake Harmony 5 Lincoln University 5 Lock Haven 5 Marysville 5 Mcdonald 5 Mercersburg 5 Mill Hall 5 Nazareth 5 New Cumberland 5 Newfoundland 5 North Huntingdon 5 Oakmont 5 Pocono Summit 5 Ridley Park 5 Rosemont 5 Shawnee-On-Delaware 5 Shippensburg 5 St Davids 5 Telford 5 Thorndale 5 Uniontown 5 Uwchland 5 Wellsboro 5 Wernersville 5 Archbald 4 Bangor 4 Bedford 4 Bernville 4 Brodheadsville 4 Center Square 4 Central City 4 Champion 4 Clairton 4 Dauphin 4 Denver 4 Dingmans Ferry 4 Elizabeth 4 Fairfield 4 Fogelsville 4 Furlong 4 Glenmoore 4 Hermitage 4 Hidden Valley 4 Jeffersonville 4 Lawrence 4 Lewisburg 4 Littlestown 4 Lower Gwynedd 4 Manchester 4 Mifflinburg 4 Montgomeryville 4 Morrisville 4 New Freedom 4 Newmanstown 4 North East 4 Norwood 4 Oakdale 4 Pittston 4 Plains 4 Port Matilda 4 Sarver 4 Shavertown 4 Shillington 4 Spring Mills 4 Wallingford 4 Walnutport 4 Waterford 4 Waymart 4 West Conshohocken 4 West Lawn 4 Wind Gap 4 Wormleysburg 4 Wyndmoor 4 Apollo 3 Auburn 3 Avoca 3 Blairsville 3 Boiling Springs 3 Bradfordwoods 3 Brookville 3 Brownstown 3 Bulger 3 Cambridge Springs 3 Canton 3 Centre Hall 3 Cheltenham 3 Conestoga 3 Cornwells Heights 3 Duncannon 3 East Berlin 3 East Earl 3 Edinboro 3 Folsom 3 Gilbertsville 3 Harmony 3 Harvey'S Lake 3 Hellertown 3 Henryville 3 Herndon 3 Hollidaysburg 3 Homestead 3 Jamestown 3 Lackawaxen 3 Lester 3 Linfield 3 Macungie 3 Maple Glen 3 Mcadoo 3 Meadowbrook 3 Meadow Lands 3 Mendenhall 3 Merion Station 3 Millersburg 3 Milton 3 Mont Alto 3 Montrose 3 Morgantown 3 Moscow 3 New Alexandria 3 New Tripoli 3 Oley 3 Olyphant 3 Oreland 3 Orwigsburg 3 Parkesburg 3 Pen Argyl 3 Pennsburg 3 Pipersville 3 Reedsville 3 Scott Township 3 Sharon Hill 3 Shawnee On Delaware 3 Shermans Dale 3 Skippack 3 South Abington Township 3 Stevens 3 Sunbury 3 Throop 3 Tobyhanna 3 Trooper 3 Union City 3 West Pittston 3 Winfield 3 Wrightsville 3 Wyncote 3 Youngwood 3 Akron 2 Annville 2 Ashland 2 Aspers 2 Athens 2 Avonmore 2 Berwick 2 Bradford Woods 2 Bridgewater 2 Burnham 2 Charleroi 2 Chester Heights 2 Clearfield 2 Cochranville 2 Conneaut Lake 2 Coplay 2 Dalton 2 Damascus 2 Delmont 2 Delta 2 Derry 2 Dubois 2 Duncansville 2 Dunmore 2 East Petersburg 2 Eighty Four 2 Emporium 2 Essington 2 Everett 2 Flourtown 2 Forksville 2 Franklintown 2 Frederick 2 Freedom 2 Gallitzin 2 Glenolden 2 Green Lane 2 Greenville 2 Honey Brook 2 Hopwood 2 Irwin 2 Jennerstown 2 Julian 2 Kittanning 2 Laflin 2 Leesport 2 Lewistown 2 Linglestown 2 Lower Burrell 2 Mcconnellsburg 2 Mckeesport 2 Mckees Rocks 2 Millersville 2 Millville 2 Minersville 2 Mount Pocono 2 Myerstown 2 New Britain 2 New Wilmington 2 Northumberland 2 Old Forge 2 Orrtanna 2 Philadlephia 2 Pocono Pines 2 Prospect 2 Rankin 2 Red Hill 2 Richland 2 Ringtown 2 Robesonia 2 Rochester 2 Rockwood 2 Sadsburyville 2 Saint Marys 2 Sayre 2 Shoemakersville 2 Shrewsbury 2 Slippery Rock 2 Springdale 2 Strasburg 2 Tamaqua 2 Tionesta 2 Trafford 2 Trexlertown 2 University Park 2 Warwick 2 Waynesburg 2 Wyoming 2 Yeadon 2 York Haven 2 Abbottstown 1 Adamstown 1 Aldan 1 Alexandria 1 Ambridge 1 Andalusia 1 Ardsley 1 Atglen 1 Avella 1 Avondale 1 Bechtelsville 1 Bellwood 1 Bentleyville 1 Biglerville 1 Bird-In-Hand 1 Blakely 1 Blandon 1 Blawnox 1 Boswell 1 Braddock 1 Brave 1 Breinigsville 1 Bridgeport 1 Brockway 1 Brookhaven 1 Bryn Athyn 1 Carrolltown 1 Catasauqua 1 Centerville 1 Chesterbrook 1 Cheswick 1 Christiana 1 Churchville 1 Clarion 1 Clarks Green 1 Claysburg 1 Clearville 1 Collingdale 1 Conyngham 1 Corsica 1 Croydon 1 Dallastown 1 Darby 1 Delaware Water Gap 1 Dewart 1 Donegal 1 Dublin 1 Duquesne 1 Duryea 1 Eagles Mere 1 Eagleview 1 East Mckeesport 1 Eighty -Four 1 Elmhurst 1 Elysburg 1 Exeter 1 Farmington 1 Fawn Grove 1 Felton 1 Finleyville 1 Ford City 1 Forestville 1 Fort Loudon 1 Forty-Fort 1 Fox Chapel 1 Frackville 1 Fredericksburg 1 Freeland 1 Freemansburg 1 Freeport 1 Gardners 1 Gilberton 1 Grove City 1 Hamburg 1 Harveys Lake 1 Hegins 1 Hookstown 1 Houston 1 Howard 1 Hulmeville 1 Hunker 1 Indian Lake 1 Intercourse 1 Jermyn 1 Jersey Shore 1 Jessup 1 Kempton 1 Kimberton 1 Kulpmont 1 Kulpsville 1 Kutztown 1 Kylertown 1 Laceyville 1 Lake City 1 Lakewood 1 Landisville 1 Lansford 1 Laureldale 1 Leechburg 1 Lima 1 Lionville 1 Loganton 1 Luzerne 1 Mahanoy City 1 Mainesburg 1 Martinsburg 1 Masontown 1 Mayfield 1 Mcalisterville 1 Mckean 1 Mcsherrystown 1 Mcveytown 1 Mechanicsville 1 Mehoopany 1 Melrose 1 Melrose Park 1 Mercer 1 Mertztown 1 Meyersdale 1 Mifflin 1 Mifflintown 1 Milesburg 1 Millerton 1 Milroy 1 Mohrsville 1 Monessen 1 Mont Clare 1 Mount Bethel 1 Mount Carmel 1 Mount Gretna 1 Mount Holly Springs 1 Mount Pleasant 1 Mount Pleasant Mills 1 Mountville 1 Muncy 1 Munhall 1 Nanty-Glo 1 Nescopeck 1 New Albany 1 New Berlin 1 New Bethlehem 1 Newburg 1 New Columbia 1 New Eagle 1 New Paris 1 Newport 1 New Ringgold 1 New Salem 1 Nicholson 1 Northampton 1 Nottingham 1 Noxen 1 Numidia 1 Nuremberg 1 Oaks 1 Oil City 1 Orrstown 1 Palmerton 1 Parkside 1 Paxtonville 1 Penndel 1 Penn Valley 1 Philipsburg 1 Pleasant Hills 1 Port Allegany 1 Portersville 1 Port Trevorton 1 Reynoldsville 1 Ridgway 1 Roaring Spring 1 Roscoe 1 Roslyn 1 Rutledge 1 Saltsburg 1 Sandy Lake 1 Saylorsburg 1 Schaefferstown 1 Schenley 1 Schnecksville 1 Schuylkill Haven 1 Scotland 1 Shartlesville 1 Shelocta 1 Shippenville 1 Slovan 1 Smethport 1 South Hampton 1 South Williamsport 1 Spring Grove 1 Springville 1 Steelton 1 St Marys 1 Stouchsburg 1 Sugar Grove 1 Sugarloaf 1 Tarentum 1 Temple 1 Thomasville 1 Three Springs 1 Towanda 1 Trainer 1 Tyrone 1 Wampum 1 Warfordsburg 1 Warren 1 Weatherly 1 Westfield 1 West Hazleton 1 West Homestead 1 West Mifflin 1 Windsor 1 Womelsdorf 1 Wood 1 Woodland 1 Woodlyn 1 Worcester 1 York Springs 1 Yukon 1
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