(a) General rule.-- A unit owner in good standing may file a complaint with the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General in the event of a violation by the declarant or the association of sections 5308 (relating to meetings), 5309 (relating to quorums) and 5310 (relating to voting; proxies). (b) Condition.-- If an alternative dispute resolution procedure is available to the unit owner under the association's declaration, bylaws, rules or regulations, a complaint may not be filed by a unit owner with the Bureau of Consumer Protection until the earlier of: (1) the unit owner exhausting the alternative dispute resolution procedure without a resolution between the unit owner and the association; or (2) at least 100 days have passed since the unit owner commenced the alternative dispute resolution procedure and the unit owner and association having not reached a resolution. (c) Immediate filing.-- A complaint may be filed by a unit owner with the Bureau of Consumer Protection immediately if: (1) an alternative dispute resolution procedure is not available to the unit owner under the association's declaration, bylaws, rules or regulations; or (2) the association refuses alternative dispute resolution under section 5321(b)(2) (relating to alternative dispute resolution in planned communities). (d) Construction.-- Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or impair the right of a unit owner, declarant or association to pursue a private cause of action or seek other relief, as authorized by law. CHAPTER 54 PROTECTION OF PURCHASERS Sec. 5401. Applicability; waiver. 5402. Public offering statement; general provisions. 5403. Public offering statement; time-share estates. 5404. Public offering statement; planned communities containing conversion buildings. 5405. Public offering statement; planned community securities. 5406. Purchaser's right to cancel. 5407. Resales of units. 5408. Escrow of deposits. 5409. Release of liens. 5410. Planned communities containing conversion buildings. 5411. Warranty against structural defects. 5412. Effect of violations on rights of action. 5413. Labeling of promotional material. 5414. Declarant's obligation to complete and restore.
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