Pennsylvania Act 1878-235 — GRANTEES OF REAL ESTATE, LIABILITY OF

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GRANTEES OF REAL ESTATE, LIABILITY OF
                 Act of Jun. 12, 1878, P.L. 205, No. 235              Cl. 68
                                  AN ACT

     To define the liability of grantees of real estate for the
        encumbrances thereon.

        Section 1.  Grantee not to be liable for encumbrances
        A grantee of real estate which is subject to ground rent or
     bound by mortgage or other encumbrance, shall not be personally
     liable for the payment of such ground rent, mortgage or other
     encumbrance, unless he shall, by an agreement in writing, have
     expressly assumed a personal liability therefor, or there shall
     be express words in the deed of conveyance stating that the
     grant is made on condition of the grantee assuming such personal
     liability: provided, that the use of the words "under and
     subject to the payment of such ground rent, mortgage or other
     encumbrance," shall not alone be so construed as to make such
     grantee personally liable as aforesaid.  1878, June 12, P.L.
     205, Sec. 1.
        Section 2.  Extent of personal liability
        The right to enforce such personal liability shall not enure
     to any person other than the person with whom such an agreement
     is made, nor shall such personal liability continue after the
     said grantee has bona fide parted with the encumbered property,
     unless he shall have expressly assumed such continuing
     liability.  1878, June 12, P.L. 205, Sec. 2.