68 Pa. C.S. § 5103
The following words and phrases when used in this subpart and in the declaration and bylaws shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless specifically provided otherwise or unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Additional real estate." Real estate that may be added to a planned community.
"Affiliate of a declarant." Any person who controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a declarant.
"Allocated interests." The common expense liability and votes in the association allocated to each unit.
"Alternative dispute resolution." A procedure for settling a dispute by means other than litigation, such as arbitration or mediation.
"Association" or "unit owners' association." The unit owners association organized under section 5301 (relating to organization of unit owners' association).
"Common elements." Common facilities or controlled facilities.
"Common expense liability." The liability for common expenses allocated to each unit under section 5208 (relating to allocation of votes and common expense liabilities).
"Common expenses." Expenditures made by or financial liabilities of the association, together with any allocations to reserves. The term includes general common expenses and limited common expenses.
"Common facilities." Any real estate within a planned community which is owned by the association , leased to the association or designated as common facilities, common area or open space or other similar term intended to identify a parcel in the declaration or the plats and plans recorded or referenced in the declaration. The term does not include a unit.
"Condominium." Real estate, portions of which are designated for separate ownership and the remainder of which is designated for common ownership solely by the owners of those portions. Real estate is not a condominium unless the undivided interests in the portions of the real estate designated for common ownership are vested in the unit owners.
"Controlled facilities." Any real estate within a planned community, whether or not a part of a unit, that is not a common facility but is maintained, improved, repaired, replaced, regulated, managed, insured or controlled by the association.
"Conversion building." A building that, at any time before the conversion notice date with respect to the planned community in which the building is located, was occupied wholly or partially by persons other than purchasers and persons who occupy with the consent of purchasers.
"Conversion notice." The notice required to be given to tenants and subtenants by the terms of section 5410(a) (relating to planned communities containing conversion buildings).
"Conversion notice date." The date on which the conversion notice is placed in the United States mail, in the case of mailed notices, or is delivered to the unit leased by the recipient, in the case of hand-delivered notices.
"Convertible real estate." A portion of a flexible planned community not within a building containing a unit, within which additional units, limited common facilities or limited controlled facilities or any combination thereof may be created.
"Cooperative." Real estate owned by a corporation, trust, trustee, partnership or unincorporated association, if the governing instruments of that organization provide that each of the organization's members, partners, stockholders or beneficiaries is entitled to exclusive occupancy of a designated portion of that real estate.
"Declarant."
"Declaration." Any instrument, however denominated, that creates a planned community and any amendment to that instrument.
"Development rights." Any right or combination of rights reserved by a declarant in the declaration:
"Disposition." A voluntary transfer to a purchaser of any legal or equitable interest in a unit or a proposed unit. The term does not include the transfer or release of a security interest.
"Executive board." The body, regardless of name, designated in the declaration to act on behalf of the association.
"Flexible planned community." A planned community containing withdrawable or convertible real estate or a planned community to which additional real estate may be added or a combination thereof.
"General common expenses." All common expenses other than limited common expenses.
"Identifying number." A symbol or address that identifies only one unit in a planned community.
"Immediate family." A parent, spouse, child, brother or sister.
"Independent reviewer." A person who is selected by the executive board of a planned community and satisfies all of the following:
"Installment sale contract." An executory contract for the purchase and sale of a unit or interest in a unit under which the purchaser is obligated to make more than five installment payments to the seller after execution of the contract and before the time appointed for the conveyance of title to the unit or interest in the unit.
"Interval estate." A combination of:
"Leasehold planned community." A planned community in which all or a portion of the real estate is subject to a lease the expiration or termination of which will terminate the planned community or reduce its size.
"Limited common element." A limited common facility or a limited controlled facility.
"Limited common expenses." All expenses identified as such under section 5314(c) (relating to assessments for common expenses).
"Limited common facility." A portion of the common facilities allocated by or pursuant to the declaration or by the operation of section 5202(2) or (3) (relating to unit boundaries) for the exclusive use of one or more but fewer than all of the units.
"Limited controlled facility." A portion of the controlled facilities, other than controlled facilities which are themselves part of a unit, allocated by or pursuant to the declaration or by operation of section 5202(2) or (3) (relating to unit boundaries) for the exclusive use of one or more but fewer than all of the units.
"Master association." An organization described in section 5222 (relating to master associations), whether or not it is also an association described in section 5301 (relating to organization of unit owners' association).
"Offer" or "offering." Any advertisement, inducement, solicitation or attempt to encourage any person to acquire any interest in a unit other than as security for an obligation. The term does not include an advertisement in a newspaper or other periodical of general circulation or in a broadcast medium to the general public of a planned community not located in this Commonwealth if the advertisement states that an offer or offering may be made only in compliance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the planned community is located.
"Original lease termination date." The date on which the lease or sublease of a residential tenant or subtenant in possession of a unit in a conversion building will expire by the terms of the lease or sublease, after taking into account any renewal or extension rights that may have been exercised prior to the conversion notice date.
"Person." A natural person, corporation, partnership, association, trust, other entity or any combination thereof.
"Planned community." Real estate with respect to which a person, by virtue of ownership of an interest in any portion of the real estate, is or may become obligated by covenant, easement or agreement imposed on the owner's interest to pay any amount for real property taxes, insurance, maintenance, repair, improvement, management, administration or regulation of any part of the real estate other than the portion or interest owned solely by the person. The term excludes a cooperative and a condominium, but a condominium or cooperative may be part of a planned community. For purposes of this definition, "ownership" includes holding a leasehold interest of more than 20 years, including renewal options, in real estate. The term includes nonresidential campground communities.
"Purchaser." A person other than a declarant who, by means of a disposition, acquires a legal or equitable interest in a unit, other than either a leasehold interest of less than 20 years, including renewal options, or as security for an obligation. The term includes a person who will become a unit owner in a leasehold planned community upon consummation of the disposition.
"Real estate." Any fee, leasehold or other estate or interest in, over or under land, including structures, fixtures and other improvements and interests which by custom, usage or law pass with a conveyance of land though not described in the contract of sale or instrument of conveyance. The term includes parcels with or without upper or lower boundaries and spaces that may be filled with air or water.
"Residential purposes." Use for dwelling or recreational purposes, or both.
"Residential subtenant." An individual lawfully occupying real estate for residential purposes under a sublease.
"Residential tenant." An individual lawfully occupying real estate for residential purposes under a lease.
"Special declarant rights." Rights reserved for the benefit of a declarant to:
"Structural defects." As used in section 5411 (relating to warranty against structural defects), the term means defects in any structure which is a component of:
"Time-share estate." An interval estate or a time-span estate.
"Time-span estate." A combination of:
"Unit." A physical portion of the planned community designated for separate ownership or occupancy, the boundaries of which are described pursuant to section 5205(5) (relating to contents of declaration; all planned communities) and a portion of which may be designated by the declaration as part of the controlled facilities.
"Unit owner." A declarant or other person who owns a unit or a lessee of a unit in a leasehold planned community whose lease expires simultaneously with a lease the expiration or termination of which will remove the unit from the planned community. The term does not include a person having an interest in a unit solely as security for an obligation.
"Vote management system." A third-party vendor who operates a digital or subscription service that securely manages the conduct of elections and voting procedures.
"Unit owner in good standing." A unit owner who is current in payment of assessments and fines, unless the assessments or fines are directly related to a complaint filed with the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of Attorney General regarding section 5308 (relating to meetings), 5309 (relating to quorums), 5310 (relating to voting; proxies) or 5316 (relating to association records).
"Withdrawable real estate." Real estate that may be withdrawn from a flexible planned community.
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