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PennsylvaniaHOA & Condo Official Sources
Official government resources for community association records, laws, and licensing in Pennsylvania. Sourced from state agencies and county records offices - no sign-up required.
Community association statutes
Official source
Pennsylvania General Assembly — Consolidated Statutes
All three regimes in Title 68: Ch. The official statute text is available free of charge at the link below.
Professional licensing boards
The following state boards license professionals who routinely work with community associations - engineers, inspectors, and other vendors.
PA Department of State — Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA), via PALS (Pennsylvania Licensing System)
- professional engineer (PE)
- land surveyor
- geologist
- certified public accountant (CPA)
- real estate broker/salesperson
- and the other ~29 BPOA boards
PA Department of State — Open Data Portal (data.pa.gov, Socrata) — BPOA aggregate
- aggregate active-licensee COUNTS across all 29 boards / 137 license types (engineers, real estate, CPA, medical, nursing, cosmetology, pharmacy, etc.)
PA Department of Labor & Industry — Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety (BOIS)
- elevator inspector (ASME QEI-certified)
- elevator mechanic
- boiler inspector commission
- third-party elevator inspection agencies
Management company licensing
License type
County recorder portals
Community association governing documents (declarations, CC&Rs, bylaws, plats) are recorded at the county level in Pennsylvania. Use these portals to search for a community's recorded documents.
| County | Platform | Access | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | County clerk portal | Free public search | Search |
| Allegheny County | Avenu/US Land Records | Free public search | Search |
| Berks County | GovOS/Kofile PublicSearch | Free public search | Search |
| Butler County | County clerk portal | Free public search | Search |
| Chester County | SearchIQS (Info Quick Solutions) | Free public search | Search |
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