# Pennsylvania — State construction defect statute of limitations and statute of repose periods

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **SOL — contract (years):** 4 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **SOL — tort (years):** 2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute of repose (years):** 12 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **SOR trigger event:** lawful occupancy or use _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** 42 Pa.C.S. §5536 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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.

## Source

- https://terrapincg.com/news/construction-defect-statute-of-limitations-by-state-2026

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [State construction defect statute of limitations and statute of repose periods](https://referencesource.org/state-construction-defect-limitations-periods/).