Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 44 - Protection of Cooperative Interest Purchasers
Section 4413 - Express warranties of quality

(a) General rule.--Express warranties made by any seller to a purchaser of a cooperative interest, if made or incorporated by reference in the public offering statement, if the seller is required to deliver a public offering statement under section 4402(c) (relating to public offering statement; requirements), or in a written statement or document signed by the seller and relied upon by the purchaser, are created as follows:
(1) Any affirmation of fact or promise which relates to the unit, its use, or rights appurtenant thereto, or improvements to the cooperative that would directly benefit the unit, or the right to use or have the benefit of facilities not located in the cooperative, creates an express warranty that the unit and related rights and uses will conform to the affirmation or promise.
(2) Any model or description of the physical characteristics of the cooperative, including plans and specifications of or for improvements, if incorporated by reference in a public offering statement or other written statement or document signed by the seller and relied upon by the buyer in accordance with this subsection creates an express warranty that the cooperative will conform substantially to the model or description.
(3) Any description of the quantity or extent of the real estate comprising the cooperative if incorporated by reference in a public offering statement or other written statement or document signed by the seller and relied upon by the buyer in accordance with this subsection, including, but not limited to, plats or surveys, creates an express warranty that the cooperative will conform to the description, subject to customary tolerances.
(4) A provision that a buyer of a cooperative interest may put a unit which is part of that cooperative interest only to a specified use is an express warranty that the specified use is lawful.
(b) Formal words unnecessary.--Neither formal words, such as "warranty" or "guarantee," nor a specific intention to make a warranty are necessary to create an express warranty of quality, but a statement purporting to be merely an opinion or commendation of the real estate or its value does not create a warranty.
(c) Transfer of warranty.--Any conveyance of a cooperative interest transfers to the purchaser all express warranties of quality made by previous sellers.
(d) Limitation of actions.--No action to enforce the warranty created by this section shall be commenced later than six years after the date of the writing which creates the warranty under subsection (a).

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