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.
(Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1279, No.168, eff. 45 days)
Cross References. Section 3408 is referred to in section 3402 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 68 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 34 - Protection of Purchasers
Section 3401 - Applicability; waiver
Section 3402 - Public offering statement; general provisions
Section 3403 - Public offering statement; time-share estates
Section 3404 - Public offering statement; condominiums containing conversion buildings
Section 3405 - Public offering statement; condominium securities
Section 3406 - Purchaser's right to cancel
Section 3407 - Resales of units
Section 3408 - Escrow of deposits
Section 3409 - Release of liens
Section 3410 - Condominiums containing conversion buildings
Section 3411 - Warranty against structural defects
Section 3412 - Effect of violations on rights of action
Section 3413 - Labeling of promotional material
Section 3414 - Declarant's obligation to complete and restore