Pennsylvania Statutes Title 15 Pa.C.S.A. Corporations and Unincorporated Associations § 9118. Assertion and defense of claims

(a) General rule.--A nonprofit association may sue or be sued in its own name.

(b) Permissible claims.--A member or manager may assert a claim the member or manager has against the nonprofit association.  A nonprofit association may assert a claim it has against a member or manager.

(c) Representational status.--A nonprofit association may assert a claim in its name on behalf of its members if one or more members of the nonprofit association have standing to assert a claim in their own right, the interests the nonprofit association seeks to protect are germane to its purposes and neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of a member.