Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 1604-109 – Escrow of deposits
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 1604-109
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
Any deposit made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a unit from a person required to deliver a public offering statement pursuant to section 1604?102, subsection (c) shall be placed in escrow by declarant and held either in this State or in the state where the unit is located in an account designated solely for that purpose by a licensed title insurance company, an attorney, a licensed real estate broker or an institution whose accounts are insured by a governmental agency or instrumentality until: (1) Delivered to the declarant at closing; (2) Delivered to the declarant because of purchaser’s default under a contract to purchase the unit; or (3) Refunded to the purchaser. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).