Escrow of deposits. Any deposit (which shall not include any installment payment under an installment

§ 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.