PRINTER'S NO. 290
No. 252 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY GEORGE, BELFANTI, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, DeLUCA,
DIVEN, EACHUS, FICHTER, FREEMAN, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HORSEY,
JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, LEACH, GOODMAN, McILHATTAN, MELIO, MUNDY,
RUFFING, SOLOBAY, SURRA, TIGUE, WALKO AND YOUNGBLOOD,
FEBRUARY 12, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
FEBRUARY 12, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
3 disclosure form.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 7304(b) of Title 68 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 7304. Disclosure form.
9 * * *
10 (b) Contents of property disclosure statement.--The form of
11 property disclosure statement promulgated by the State Real
12 Estate Commission shall call for disclosures with respect to all
13 of the following subjects:
14 (1) Seller's expertise in contracting, engineering,
15 architecture or other areas related to the construction and
16 conditions of the property and its improvements.
1 (2) When the property was last occupied by the seller.
2 (3) Roof.
3 (4) Basements and crawl spaces.
4 (5) Termites/wood destroying insects, dry rot and pests.
5 (6) Structural problems.
6 (7) Additions, remodeling and structural changes to the
7 property.
8 (8) Water and sewage systems or service.
9 (9) Plumbing system.
10 (10) Heating and air conditioning.
11 (11) Electrical system.
12 (12) Other equipment and appliances included in the
13 sale.
14 (13) Soils, drainage and boundaries.
15 (14) Presence of hazardous substances.
16 (15) Condominiums and other homeowners associations.
17 (16) Legal issues affecting title or that would
18 interfere with use and enjoyment of the property.
19 (17) Sewage sludge application within the last 15 years.
20 * * *
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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