Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 455.304. Exclusions

(1) An owner of real estate with respect to property owned or leased by such owner. In the case of a partnership or corporation, this exclusion shall not extend to more than five of its partners or officers, respectively, nor to other partnership or corporation personnel or employees. This exclusion shall not apply to a wholesale transaction.

(2) The employees of a public utility acting in the ordinary course of utility-related business under the provisions of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (relating to public utilities), with respect to negotiating the purchase, sale or lease of property.

(3) The officers or employees of a partnership or corporation whose principal business is the discovery, extraction, distribution or transmission of energy or mineral resources, provided that the purchase, sale or lease of real estate is a common and necessary transaction in the conduct of such principal business.

(4) The services rendered by an attorney-in-fact under an executed and recorded power of attorney from the owner or lessor (provided such power of attorney is not utilized to circumvent the intent of this act) or by an attorney at law.

(5) A person acting as trustee in bankruptcy, administrator, executor, trustee or guardian while acting under a court order or under the authority of a will or of a trust instrument.

(6) The elected officer or director of any banking institution, savings institution, savings bank, credit union or trust company operating under applicable Federal or State laws where only the real estate of the banking institution, savings institution, savings bank, credit union or trust company is involved.

(7) Any officer or employee of a cemetery company who, as incidental to his principal duties and without remuneration therefor, shows lots in such company's cemetery to persons for their use as a family burial lot and who accepts deposits on such lots for the representatives of the cemetery company legally authorized to sell the same.

(8) Cemetery companies and cemeteries owned or controlled by any of the following:

(9) An auctioneer licensed under the act of September 29, 1961 (P.L. 1745, No. 708),  1 known as “The Auctioneers' License Act,” while performing authorized duties at any bona fide auction.

(10) Any person employed by an owner of real estate for the purpose of managing or maintaining multifamily residential property: Provided, however, That such person is not authorized or empowered by such owner to enter into leases on behalf of the owner, to negotiate terms or conditions of occupancy with current or prospective tenants or to hold money belonging to tenants other than on behalf of the owner. So long as the owner retains the authority to make all such decisions, the employees may show apartments and provide information on rental amounts, building rules and regulations and leasing determinations.

(11) The elected officer, director or employee of any banking institution, savings institution, savings bank, credit union or trust company operating under applicable Federal or State laws when acting on behalf of the institution in performing appraisals or other evaluations of real estate in connection with a loan transaction.