Bill > HB2035

This bill amends an existing Pennsylvania law that validates certain real estate documents with technical acknowledgment errors by extending the date of validation from 2013 to 2020. Specifically, the bill ensures that grants, deeds, mortgages, and other property transfer documents dated before 2020 will not be considered legally invalid due to minor technical problems in their acknowledgment, such as incorrect dating, improper signing by trustees or attorneys-in-fact, or other procedural defects. The law applies to documents acknowledged by authorized officers and made in good faith for valuable consideration. The bill includes a provision that the amendment does not affect lawsuits already pending when the law takes effect, and the bill itself will become effective on January 1, 2026, or 60 days after passage, whichever is later. This type of legislation helps protect property owners and purchasers by preventing potential legal challenges to property transfers based on minor administrative oversights in document preparation and acknowledgment.

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https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2035