3408 - Escrow of deposits.

     § 3408.  Escrow of deposits.        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.