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Alteration of units - 68 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5213

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     § 5213.  Alteration of units.
        Subject to the provisions of the declaration and other
     provisions of law, all of the following apply:
            (1)  A unit owner may make any improvements or
        alterations to the unit that do not impair the structural
        integrity or mechanical systems or lessen the support of any
        portion of the planned community.
            (2)  A unit owner may not change the appearance of the
        common elements or any other portion of the planned community
        other than portions of units that are not controlled
        facilities without the permission of the association.
        However, a unit owner may change the exterior appearance of a
        unit except any portion of a unit which is a controlled
        facility without the permission of the association.
            (3)  After acquiring an adjoining unit or an adjoining
        part of an adjoining unit, a unit owner may remove or alter
        any intervening partition or create apertures therein, even
        if the partition in whole or in part is a common element, if
        those acts do not impair the structural integrity or
        mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portion of
        the planned community. Removal of partitions or creation of
        apertures under this paragraph is not an alteration of
        boundaries.

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