§ 250.512. Recovery of improperly held escrow funds
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 68 P.S. Real and Personal Property
68 P.S. § 250.512
§ 250.512. Recovery of improperly held escrow funds
(a) Every landlord shall within thirty days of termination of a lease or upon surrender and acceptance of the leasehold premises, whichever first occurs, provide a tenant with a written list of any damages to the leasehold premises for which the landlord claims the tenant is liable. Delivery of the list shall be accompanied by payment of the difference between any sum deposited in escrow, including any unpaid interest thereon, for the payment of damages to the leasehold premises and the actual amount of damages to the leasehold premises caused by the tenant. Nothing in this section shall preclude the landlord from refusing to return the escrow fund, including any unpaid interest thereon, for nonpayment of rent or for the breach of any other condition in the lease by the tenant.
(c) If the landlord fails to pay the tenant the difference between the sum deposited, including any unpaid interest thereon, and the actual damages to the leasehold premises caused by the tenant within thirty days after termination of the lease or surrender and acceptance of the leasehold premises, the landlord shall be liable in assumpsit to double the amount by which the sum deposited in escrow, including any unpaid interest thereon, exceeds the actual damages to the leasehold premises caused by the tenant as determined by any court of record or court not of record having jurisdiction in civil actions at law. The burden of proof of actual damages caused by the tenant to the leasehold premises shall be on the landlord.
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1951, April 6, P.L. 69, art. V, § 512, added 1968, May 3, P.L. 107, No. 56, § 1. Amended 1972, Dec. 29, P.L. 1698, No. 363, § 2.
68 P.S. § 250.512, PA ST 68 P.S. § 250.512
Current through Act 18 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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