Pennsylvania’s New Annual Report Requirement for Incorporated Associations Takes Effect
Act 122 was signed into law by Governor Wolf on November 3, 2022. Among various updates to Title 15 of Pennsylvania’s Consolidated Statutes (dealing with Corporations and Unincorporated Associations), Act 122 follows a national trend to add transparency to corporate action. Significantly, it replaces Pennsylvania’s decennial reporting requirement for non-profit corporations with an “Annual Report”, […]
Legislative Action Committee Moves the Ball Downfield on Two Long-Delayed Issues
Sometimes moving the ball downfield takes a bit of time when the ball represents bills awaiting action in the state legislature. At a hearing of the Pennsylvania House Local Government Committee on September 25, 2024, two bills were reported out of committee to the full House of Representatives that have been longstanding issues facing community […]
Breach of Personal Information in Community Associations
SPONSORED POST In 2022/2023, we previously advised of updates to the Pennsylvania Breach of Personal Information Notification Act” (“BPINA”) in a Hoffman Law LLC Blog post found here. Pennsylvania Senate Bill 824 (SB 824) recently changed the BPINA in numerous ways, and the changes became effective on September 26, 2024. We will summarize the changes provided by SB 824 […]
Photo Gallery: 2024 PA LAC Ladies on the Links Golf Invitational
CAI Keystone members assembled at Mainland Golf Course in Harleysville, Pennsylvania on Monday, June 24 for the 3rd Annual PA LAC Ladies on the Link Golf Invitational. Presented this year by JGS Insurance, a Baldwin Risk Partner, this popular event serves as a great way for members to come together for a fun, pressure-free day […]
Victory for PA Community Association Managers – No Real Estate License needed!
The Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission (“REC”) has withdrawn its prosecution which claimed Community Association Managers (“CAMs”) are required to earn real estate broker and salesperson licenses. The REC has finally recognized that CAM’s do not provide rental property management services. Marshal Granor, Esq, a fellow in CAI’s College of Community Association Lawyers, and long-time delegate […]
What’s HB1795’s Impact?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This blog article originally appeared on the Clemons Richter & Reiss, P.C. blog and is shared here by permission of the author, Stefan Richter, Esq., CCAL. On November 3, 2022, Governor Wolf signed HB1795 into law, to become effective in May 2023. This legislation is intended to enhance the mechanisms and integrity for governance […]
PA LAC Drops Opposition to House Bill 1795
CAI’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee (PA LAC) has been monitoring the progress of House Bill 1795 since it was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2021. The Bill, authored by Representative Rosemary Brown, proposes reforms to voting procedures in community associations. The Bill passed the House in June and is now on the […]
ALERT: Threat Materializes to PA Community Association Management Companies
by Marshal Granor, Esq., CCAL As a member of CAI’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee and Past Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, I receive a lot of information about pending legislation and court cases that affect the community association management business and our association clients. This letter contains […]