Pennsylvania HOA & condo compliance, with the statute behind every deadline
Pennsylvania regulates condos and non-condo planned communities under two closely parallel laws — the Uniform Condominium Act and the Uniform Planned Community Act — sharing the same vocabulary ("unit owner," "executive board," "declarant") and largely the same numbered sections, one act's 3000s to the other's 5000s. GnomeOwner's compliance calendar tracks duties from both, and shows the exact statute sentence behind each one, not just a due date.
This page covers both acts, each item labeled by which one it comes from. Two real differences are worth knowing up front: a small, non-expanding Pennsylvania planned community can be almost entirely exempt from its own Act, and a Pennsylvania condominium's own coverage turns on when it was created — see the two facts below.
A small Pennsylvania planned community may be exempt from nearly the whole Act
The Uniform Planned Community Act carves out real relief for a small, non-expanding community: one with 12 or fewer units, with no declaration-reserved right to subdivide units or add real estate, is subject to only four narrow sections of the Act — not the annual-meeting, insurance, budget, or records duties this page otherwise tracks — unless its own declaration opts the whole Act back in. A Pennsylvania condominium gets no equivalent size-based break — but it carries its own, separate date-based split; see the next fact. GnomeOwner already records your community type, unit count, and any subdivision or expansion rights, so it adjusts your calendar automatically.
“contains no more than 12 units and is not subject to any rights ... to subdivide units ... or ... to add additional real estate ... is subject only to sections 5105 ..., 5106 ..., 5107 ... and 5218 ... unless the declaration provides that the entire subpart is applicable”
A Pennsylvania condominium's own coverage depends on a creation date — 1980
The Uniform Condominium Act's core protections — fine notice and a hearing, annual budgets, common-element upkeep, records access, the resale certificate — bind every Pennsylvania condominium regardless of when it was created. But two duties on this page reach only a condominium created after the Act took effect in 1980: the annual meeting and its 10-to-60-day notice window, and mandatory master insurance. A condominium created on or before 1980 is governed by its own older declaration on those two points instead, not by this Act. GnomeOwner already records your condominium's creation date, so it adjusts your calendar automatically.
“applies to all condominiums created within this Commonwealth after the effective date of this subpart”
A few of the duties GnomeOwner tracks for Pennsylvania condominium associations under the Uniform Condominium Act and non-condominium planned communities under the Uniform Planned Community Act
Every deadline here shows you the exact sentence of the statute it comes from, so you — or your attorney — can check it in seconds.
Hold an annual meeting and give 10-60 days' notice
Hold a meeting of the association at least once each year (the bylaws set the exact date and provide for special meetings). Not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before any meeting, the officer the bylaws name must send each unit owner notice stating the time, place, and agenda — including the general nature of any proposed declaration or bylaw amendment, any budget or assessment change, and any proposal to remove a board member or officer.
Applies to a Pennsylvania condominium created after the Uniform Condominium Act took effect in 1980 — it is not on the Act's list of provisions that reach back to a condominium created before then.
“The bylaws must require that meetings of the association be held at least once each year and provide for special meetings.”
Carry master property and liability insurance
Beginning no later than the first conveyance of a unit to someone other than the declarant, keep in force, to the extent reasonably available: property insurance on the common elements and units (excluding improvements and betterments installed in units) for at least 80% of the actual cash value of the insured property; and comprehensive general liability insurance, including medical-payments coverage, in an amount set by the executive board but not less than any amount the declaration specifies. If the required insurance is not maintained, promptly notify all unit owners.
Applies to a Pennsylvania condominium created after the Uniform Condominium Act took effect in 1980 — it is not on the Act's list of provisions that reach back to a condominium created before then.
“Commencing not later than the time of the first conveyance of a unit to a person other than a declarant, the association shall maintain, to the extent reasonably available:”
Give notice and a chance to be heard before levying a fine
Before levying a fine for a violation of the declaration, bylaws, or rules and regulations, give the unit owner notice and an opportunity to be heard; the same precondition applies before suspending an owner's rights — such as the right to vote or to use amenities — for a delinquency or an uncured violation.
“after notice and an opportunity to be heard: (i) Levy reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws and rules and regulations of the association.”
Furnish resale-certificate information on request (10 days)
Within 10 days of a unit owner's request, furnish a certificate — with the information and document copies the owner needs — so the selling owner can give a buyer the resale certificate the Act requires before a resale closes.
“The association, within ten days after a request by a unit owner, shall furnish a certificate containing the information and copies of documents necessary to enable the unit owner to comply with this section.”
Prepare annual financial statements (within 180 days of year-end)
Within 180 days after the close of the fiscal year, prepare annual financial statements consisting of at least a balance sheet and a statement of revenues and expenses; the cost is a common expense, and a unit owner may request a copy (and any independent accountant's report) within 30 days of asking.
Applies to a Pennsylvania planned community with more than 12 units, or one whose declaration reserves the right to subdivide units or add real estate — a small community of 12 or fewer units with no such right is not reached by this duty unless its declaration adopts the whole Act. Your planned community has more than 12 units, or your declaration reserves the right to subdivide units or to add real estate.
“shall prepare annual financial statements consisting of at least a balance sheet and a statement of revenues and expenses for the association.”
Adopt an annual budget and base assessments on it
At least once each year, adopt a budget for the association and base that year's common-expense assessments on it; the budget must segregate limited common expenses from general common expenses to the extent appropriate.
Applies to a Pennsylvania planned community with more than 12 units, or one whose declaration reserves the right to subdivide units or add real estate — a small community of 12 or fewer units with no such right is not reached by this duty unless its declaration adopts the whole Act.
“After any assessment has been made by the association, assessments shall be made at least annually, based on a budget adopted at least annually by the association.”
Carry master property and liability insurance
Beginning no later than the first conveyance of a unit to someone other than the declarant, keep in force, to the extent reasonably available: property insurance on the common facilities (and, for a building with units having horizontal boundaries, the units) for at least 80% of the actual cash value of the insured property; and comprehensive general liability insurance, including medical-payments coverage, in an amount set by the executive board but not less than any amount the declaration specifies. If the required insurance is not maintained, promptly notify all unit owners.
Applies to a Pennsylvania planned community with more than 12 units created in 1997 or later (or whose declaration adopts the whole Act), or one whose common areas are limited to things like stormwater basins, signage, or landscaping — a small, pre-1997 community without such an election is not reached by this duty.
“Commencing not later than the time of the first conveyance of a unit to a person other than a declarant, the association shall maintain, to the extent reasonably available, all of the following:”
Every item above is drafted from Pennsylvania’s statute text and shown beside the exact sentence it comes from — check any claim against the law’s own words. This page hasn’t had a full attorney review. Confirm anything you plan to act on with your own attorney or CPA; law as reflected here is current as of 2026-08-16.
This calendar is built from a commercial republisher's edition of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, labeled 2025 — it hasn't been independently checked against Pennsylvania's own 2023-2026 enrolled acts for any amendment to either Act's chapters. Confirm current law with your attorney before relying on any figure here as fully current.
Pennsylvania questions we hear a lot
Does Pennsylvania have one HOA law or two?
Two. A Pennsylvania condominium is governed by the Uniform Condominium Act (68 Pa.C.S. §§ 3101-3414); a non-condominium planned community is governed by a separate but closely parallel law, the Uniform Planned Community Act (68 Pa.C.S. §§ 5101-5414). Both use the same vocabulary — unit owner, executive board, declarant — and largely mirror each other's numbered sections, but they are two distinct statutes, and this page covers both.
Is a small Pennsylvania HOA exempt from its own Act?
Often, yes. A planned community that “contains no more than 12 units and is not subject to any rights ... to subdivide units ... or ... to add additional real estate” is “subject only to sections 5105 ..., 5106 ..., 5107 ... and 5218 ... unless the declaration provides that the entire subpart is applicable” (68 Pa.C.S. § 5102(a)) — meaning it skips the annual-meeting, insurance, budget, and records duties this page otherwise tracks. A Pennsylvania condominium gets no equivalent size-based relief; the Uniform Condominium Act reaches every condominium regardless of unit count.
Does Pennsylvania require condo or HOA reserve funds?
No — neither Pennsylvania act requires a reserve fund to exist or be funded to any particular level. Both acts require only that the public offering statement disclose a proposed budget's reserve provisions, or their absence, and that any reserves an association does hold be managed to a prudent-investor fiduciary standard. There's no “shall fund a reserve” rule in either statute.
How much notice must a Pennsylvania condo or HOA give before its annual meeting?
It depends on your community's age. A Pennsylvania condominium created after the Uniform Condominium Act took effect in 1980 must give unit owners not less than 10 nor more than 60 days' notice before its annual meeting, stating the time, place, and agenda — including any proposed declaration or bylaw amendment, budget or assessment change, or board-member removal (68 Pa.C.S. § 3308(a)). The near-identical § 5308(a) of the Uniform Planned Community Act sets the same window for a planned community the full Act governs. Neither section is on its Act's own list of provisions that reach back to an older community: a condominium created on or before 1980, or a small or older planned community outside the full Act's reach, is governed by its own declaration and bylaws on meeting notice instead — not by this statutory window.
Is GnomeOwner's Pennsylvania compliance calendar reviewed by a lawyer?
Every deadline on this page is shown beside the exact sentence of the statute it comes from — so you can check each claim against the law's own words, right here on the page. What this page hasn't had yet is a full attorney review. It's legal information, not legal advice: confirm anything you plan to act on with your own attorney.
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