Pennsylvania
For Pennsylvania, sol — contract (years) is 4; sol — tort (years) is 2; statute of repose (years) is 12; sor trigger event is lawful occupancy or use; statutory citation is 42 Pa.C.S. §5536, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- Pennsylvania our reading
- SOL — contract (years)
- 4 verified
- SOL — tort (years)
- 2 verified
- Statute of repose (years)
- 12 verified
- SOR trigger event
- lawful occupancy or use verified
- Statutory citation
- 42 Pa.C.S. §5536 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
42 Pa.C.S. §5536 — 12-year SOR from lawful occupancy or use, with potential extension to 14 years for injury occurring in years 11–12. SOL 2 years for tort and 4 years for written contract from accrual. Pennsylvania's longer SOR matters on hospital and university projects.
— terrapincg.com, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- terrapincg.comhttps://terrapincg.com/news/construction-defect-statute-of-limitations-by-state-2026