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§ 7304. Disclosure form

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 68 Pa.C.S.A. Real and Personal PropertyEffective: June 19, 2015

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 68 Pa.C.S.A. Real and Personal Property (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Residential Real Property
Chapter 73. Seller Disclosures (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 19, 2015
68 Pa.C.S.A. § 7304
§ 7304. Disclosure form
Currentness
(a) General rule.--A form of property disclosure statement that satisfies the requirements of this chapter shall be promulgated by the State Real Estate Commission. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a seller from using a form of property disclosure statement that contains additional provisions that require greater specificity or that call for the disclosure of the condition or existence of other features of the property.
(b) Contents of property disclosure statement.--The form of property disclosure statement promulgated by the State Real Estate Commission shall call for disclosures with respect to all of the following subjects:
(1) Seller's expertise in contracting, engineering, architecture or other areas related to the construction and conditions of the property and its improvements.
(2) When the property was last occupied by the seller.
(3) Roof.
(4) Basements and crawl spaces.
(5) Termites/wood destroying insects, dry rot and pests.
(6) Structural problems.
(7) Additions, remodeling and structural changes to the property.
(8) Water and sewage systems or service.
(9) Plumbing system.
(10) Heating and air conditioning.
(11) Electrical system.
(12) Other equipment and appliances included in the sale.
(13) Soils, drainage, boundaries and sinkholes.
(14) Presence of hazardous substances.
(15) Condominiums and other homeowners associations.
(16) Legal issues affecting title or that would interfere with use and enjoyment of the property.
(17) Condition, if known, and location of all storm water facilities, including a statement disclosing whether ongoing maintenance of the storm water facilities is the responsibility of the property owner or the responsibility of another person or entity.
(c) Transitional rule.--Until a form of property disclosure statement has been promulgated by the commission, the form prescribed under the act of July 2, 1996 (P.L. 500, No. 84),1 known as the Real Estate Seller Disclosure Act, shall be deemed to be the form contemplated under subsection (b).

Credits

2000, Dec. 20, P.L. 815, No. 114, § 1, effective in one year. Amended 2015, June 19, P.L. 23, No. 6, § 2, imd. effective.

Footnotes

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68 P.S. § 1021 et seq. (repealed).
68 Pa.C.S.A. § 7304, PA ST 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 7304
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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