Bill > HB1174

This bill amends the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to update meeting procedures for condominiums, cooperatives, and planned communities. The key changes include reducing the notice period for annual meetings from 10-60 days to 21 days, allowing electronic meeting notices with unit owner consent, permitting meetings to be recorded by unit owners with an announcement, and establishing more detailed rules for executive board meetings. The bill introduces provisions for executive sessions, which allow board members to discuss sensitive topics like personnel matters, legal consultations, and potential violations in private, but requires that any decisions made in these closed sessions must be voted on in an open meeting. The bill also mandates that executive board meetings be open to all unit owners, requires publishing meeting notices where most unit owners can see them, and provides unit owners the right to request ongoing meeting notifications. Additionally, the bill requires pre-election candidate sessions if there are more candidates than board positions and ensures unit owners have an opportunity to comment during meetings, with the board able to limit comments to agenda topics during special or focused meetings. The changes aim to increase transparency, communication, and participation in community association governance.

Housing and Urban Affairs

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