{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5539","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 5539","heading":"Real estate appraisals.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as provided under subsection (b), an action to recover damages against a real estate appraiser arising out of the appraiser's real estate appraisal activity shall be brought within five years after the date the appraisal was conducted.\n(b) Exception.--An action to recover damages against a real estate appraiser under subsection (a) may be filed more than five years after the date the appraisal was conducted if:\n(1) there is evidence of fraud or intentional misrepresentation on the part of the real estate appraiser; or\n(2) the appraisal was performed for a consumer as part of the purchase or sale of single-family residential real property not involving a lender.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VI ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY","CHAPTER 55 LIMITATION OF TIME","SUBCHAPTER B CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=55\u0026sctn=39\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"5950b5451d6987f4f804f6d99cee1d01797fc3479bb5e382d3c2a265ff2d645a","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5538","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5551"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}