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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.

 
 
 
    3408. Escrow of deposits
 
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