Pennsylvania § 4410 - Escrow of deposits.

§ 4410. Escrow of deposits.

Any deposit, which shall not include any installment payment under an installment sales contract, made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a cooperative interest from a person required to deliver a public offering statement pursuant to section 4402(c) (relating to public offering statement; requirements) 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 cooperative interest pursuant to an installment sales contract, upon the expiration of 30 days from the date of occupancy of the unit constituting a part of the cooperative interest;

(2) delivered to the declarant because of purchaser's default under a contract to purchase the cooperative interest; or

(3) refunded to the purchaser.