Progress on Oversight of HOA Management Companies in Pennsylvania
The oversight of HOA Management Companies is minimal in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has a very confused law regarding the requirements to be a Property Manager or Company. There are some minimal requirements, but the law has an exception for managing HOAs. There are no requirements at all in PA if you happen to manage someone’s most significant asset!
January 2025
Met with Pennsylvania State Legislator Liz Hanbridge to raise her awareness of our initiatives for HOAs.
December 2024
The licensing law in Pennsylvania for Property Managers contains a limited exclusion from the licensing requirement for persons employed by the owner for managing and maintaining multifamily residential properties. Management of apartment and condo buildings meet this condition. Management of a duplex may meet this condition. But management of single-family or commercial properties does not meet this condition, instead requiring a real estate license for property management activities.
Fortunately, for those of you in California, Oregon, and Washington state, the laws are more strict. We will be looking to use these a model for our proposal in Pennsylvania.