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§ 3408. Escrow of deposits

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 68 Pa.C.S.A. Real and Personal Property

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 68 Pa.C.S.A. Real and Personal Property (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Real Property
Subpart B. Condominiums (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 34. Protection of Purchasers
68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3408
§ 3408. Escrow of deposits
Currentness
Any deposit (which shall not include any installment payment under an installment sales contract nor payments specifically stated in a sales contract to be in payment of or on account of extras, changes or custom work) made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a unit from a declarant shall be placed in escrow and held in this Commonwealth by a licensed real estate broker, an attorney admitted to practice in this Commonwealth, a financial institution or a licensed title insurance company, in an account, or in the form of a certificate of deposit, designated solely for that purpose with a financial institution whose accounts are insured by a governmental agency or instrumentality until:
(1) delivered to the declarant at closing, or in the case of the sale of a unit pursuant to an installment sales contract, upon the expiration of 30 days from the date of occupancy of the unit;
(2) delivered to the declarant because of purchaser's default under a contract to purchase the unit; or
(3) refunded to the purchaser.

Credits

1980, July 2, P.L. 286, No. 82, § 1, effective in 120 days. Amended 1992, Dec. 18, P.L. 1279, No. 168, § 7, effective in 45 days.
68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3408, PA ST 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3408
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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