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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525 (2026)

 Four year limitation.

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§ 5525.  Four year limitation.

(a)  General rule.--Except as provided for in subsection (b), the following actions and proceedings must be commenced within four years:

(1)  An action upon a contract, under seal or otherwise, for the sale, construction or furnishing of tangible personal property or fixtures.

(2)  Any action subject to 13 Pa.C.S. § 2725 (relating to statute of limitations in contracts for sale).

(3)  An action upon an express contract not founded upon an instrument in writing.

(4)  An action upon a contract implied in law, except an action subject to another limitation specified in this subchapter.

(5)  An action upon a judgment or decree of any court of the United States or of any state.

(6)  An action upon any official bond of a public official, officer or employee.

(7)  An action upon a negotiable or nonnegotiable bond, note or other similar instrument in writing. Where such an instrument is payable upon demand, the time within which an action on it must be commenced shall be computed from the later of either demand or any payment of principal of or interest on the instrument.

(8)  An action upon a contract, obligation or liability founded upon a writing not specified in paragraph (7), under seal or otherwise, except an action subject to another limitation specified in this subchapter.

(b)  Special provisions.--An action subject to section 8315 (relating to damages in actions for identity theft) must be commenced within four years of the date of the offense or four years from the date of the discovery of the identity theft by the plaintiff.

(Oct. 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.142, eff. 60 days; Dec. 20, 1982, P.L.1409, No.326, eff. 60 days; June 19, 2002, P.L.430, No.62, eff. 60 days)

 

Cross References.  Section 5525 is referred to in section 5529 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 357 cases (61 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Sevast v. Kakouras, 915 A.2d 1147 (Pa. 2007).
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Sevast v. Kakouras, 915 A.2d 1147 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 8× “Given that Appellee filed her action on February 7, 2001, the Superior Court found her action to be within the four-year statute of limitations for this equitable action found at 42 Pa. C.S. § 5525. Id. Appellants timely filed a petition for allocatur, which this court granted,…”
Bailey v. Tucker, 621 A.2d 108 (Pa. 1993). · cites it 8× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5525. The instant action was filed beyond such four year period.”
Crouse v. Cyclops Indus., 745 A.2d 606 (Pa. 2000). · cites it 6× “Crouse claims that promissory estoppel is not governed by the four-year limitations period articulated in 42 Pa.C.S. § 5525 because, while this section enumerates several contract actions under its aegis, promissory estoppel is not among them.”
Packer Soc'y Hill Travel Agency, Inc. v. Presbyterian Univ. of Pennsylvania Med. Ctr., 635 A.2d 649 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1993). · cites it 11× “The statute of limitations at 42 Pa.C.S. § 5525 provides in pertinent part as follows: § 5525.”
Kowalski, B. v. TOA PA V, L.P., 206 A.3d 1148 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5525. 4 We also agree with the trial court's determination that Mr.”
Steiner v. Markel, 968 A.2d 1253 (Pa. 2009). · cites it 2× “42 Pa.C.S. § 5525. Under this statute, the Clients' claim would be timely if it was a breach of contract claim, rather than a tort claim.”
Reves v. Ernst & Young, 494 U.S. 56 (1990). · cites it 2× “Compare McMahon, supra, at 106 (statute runs from date of note), with 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525 (7) (1988) (statute runs "from the later of either demand or any payment of principal of or interest on the instrument").”
Osprey Portfolio, LLC v. Izett, 67 A.3d 749 (Pa. 2013). · cites it 5× “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 5525(a)(7); see supra note 2.”
Feingold v. Graff, 516 F. App'x 223 (3rd Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525 (2012). A quantum meruit action is subject to this limitation, and the cause of action accrues at the time the attorney ceases representing the client.”
Dennis Haugh v. Allstate Ins. Co., 322 F.3d 227 (3rd Cir. 2003). · cites it 2× “42 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 5525. 16 E. WHETHER ALLSTATE ACTED IN GOOD FAITH Although the district court did not address this issue, Allstate argues that it was entitled to summary judgment for Haugh cannot show, by clear and convincing evidence, that Allstate acted in bad faith with…”
Cucchi v. Rollins Prot. Servs. Co., 546 A.2d 1131 (Pa. 1988). · cites it 4× “Although it is not entirely clear, it appears that the provision currently governing the statute of limitations for *34 breach of warranty actions in lease transactions is 42 Pa. C.S. § 5525, which provides, in pertinent part: The following actions and proceedings must be…”
Twp. of Indiana v. Acquisitions & Mergers, Inc., 770 A.2d 364 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001). · cites it 4× “14 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 5525(7), (8) and 5529(b)(1).”
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— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(1) — 5 cases
Joshua Hill, Inc. v. Whitemarsh Twp. Auth. (In Re Joshua Hill, Inc.), 199 B.R. 298 (E.D. Pa. 1996).
Huntingdon Fin. Corp. v. Newtown Artesian Water Co., 659 A.2d 1052 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995).
Gustine Uniontown Assocs. Ltd. v. Anthony Crane Rental Inc., 49 Pa. D. & C.4th 233 (2000).
Kapetanovich v. Fox, 20 Pa. D. & C.4th 316 (1993).
C. Carulli & B. Carulli, h/w v. N. Versailles Twp. Sanitary Auth. v. Port Vue Plumbing, Inc. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2019).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(2) — 8 cases
Floyd v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 159 F. Supp. 2d 823 (E.D. Pa. 2001).
Romeo & Sons, Inc. v. P.C. Yezbak & Son, Inc., 652 A.2d 830 (Pa. 1995).
Pennsylvania v. Lake Asphalt & Petroleum Co., 610 F. Supp. 885 (M.D. Penn. 1985).
Joshua Hill, Inc. v. Whitemarsh Twp. Auth. (In Re Joshua Hill, Inc.), 199 B.R. 298 (E.D. Pa. 1996).
Hahn v. Atl. Richfield Co., 625 F.2d 1095 (3rd Cir. 1980).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(3) — 23 cases
Bailey v. Tucker, 621 A.2d 108 (Pa. 1993). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5525. The instant action was filed beyond such four year period.”
Cucchi v. Rollins Prot. Servs. Co., 574 A.2d 565 (Pa. 1990).
Moore v. McComsey, 459 A.2d 841 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1983).
Mellon Bank Corp. & Mellon Bank, N.A., in No. 90-3712 v. First Union Real Est. Equity & Mortg. Investments, in No. 90-3790, 951 F.2d 1399 (1st Cir. 1991).
Sadtler v. Jackson-Cross Co., 587 A.2d 727 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1991).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(4) — 18 cases
Mager v. Bultena, 797 A.2d 948 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2002).
Martin v. Ford Motor Co., 765 F. Supp. 2d 673 (E.D. Pa. 2011).
Rubin Quinn Moss Heaney & Patterson, P.C. v. Kennel, 832 F. Supp. 922 (E.D. Pa. 1993).
Bednar v. Marino, 646 A.2d 573 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994).
BRAGG BY BRAGG v. State Auto. Ins. Ass'n, 504 A.2d 344 (Pa. 1986).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(5) — 6 cases
Morrissey v. Morrissey, 713 A.2d 614 (Pa. 1998).
Nat'l Union Fire Ins. v. Nicholas, 651 A.2d 1111 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994).
Romeo & Sons, Inc. v. P.C. Yezbak & Son, Inc., 652 A.2d 830 (Pa. 1995).
Morrissey v. Morrissey, 679 A.2d 234 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996).
Stewart v. Stewart, 743 A.2d 955 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1999).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(6) — 1 case
Cnty. of Somerset v. George, 587 A.2d 360 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1991).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(7) — 13 cases
Pantuso Motors, Inc. v. Corestates Bank, 798 A.2d 1277 (Pa. 2002).
Twp. of Indiana v. Acquisitions & Mergers, Inc., 770 A.2d 364 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001). “14 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 5525(7), (8) and 5529(b)(1).”
Lazzarotti v. Juliano, 469 A.2d 216 (Pa. 1983).
Gordon v. Sanatoga Inn, Inc., 632 A.2d 1352 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1993).
Lombardo v. Mellon Bank, N.A., 685 A.2d 595 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(8) — 40 cases
Packer Soc'y Hill Travel Agency, Inc. v. Presbyterian Univ. of Pennsylvania Med. Ctr., 635 A.2d 649 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1993). “The statute of limitations at 42 Pa.C.S. § 5525 provides in pertinent part as follows: § 5525.”
Twp. of Indiana v. Acquisitions & Mergers, Inc., 770 A.2d 364 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001). “14 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 5525(7), (8) and 5529(b)(1).”
Andrews v. Cross Atl. Capital Partners, Inc., 158 A.3d 123 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017).
Konidaris v. Portnoff Law Assocs.., Ltd., 884 A.2d 348 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2005).
Dennis Haugh v. Allstate Ins. Co., 322 F.3d 227 (3rd Cir. 2003). “42 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 5525. 16 E. WHETHER ALLSTATE ACTED IN GOOD FAITH Although the district court did not address this issue, Allstate argues that it was entitled to summary judgment for Haugh cannot show, by clear and convincing evidence, that Allstate acted in bad faith with…”
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(a) — 27 cases
Pollock, R. v. Nat'l Football League, 171 A.3d 773 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017).
East Coast Paving & Sealcoating, Inc. v. North Allegheny Sch. Dist., 111 A.3d 220 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015).
In re Freeman, 540 B.R. 129 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 2015).
Jodek Charitable Trust, R.A. v. Vertical Net Inc., 412 F. Supp. 2d 469 (E.D. Pa. 2006).
GAI Consultants, Inc. v. Homestead Borough, 120 A.3d 417 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(a)(1) — 4 cases
Astech Int'l, LLC v. Husick, 676 F. Supp. 2d 389 (E.D. Pa. 2009).
C. Carulli & B. Carulli, h&w v. N. Versailles Twp. Sanitary Auth. v. Port Vue Plumbing, Inc. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2022).
Gregory Podlucky v. Lindsay Law Firm (3rd Cir. 2024).
TAGGART v. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. (E.D. Pa. 2021).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(a)(3) — 8 cases
Raucci v. Candy & Toy Factory, 145 F. Supp. 3d 440 (E.D. Pa. 2015).
Creghan v. Procura Mgmt., Inc., 91 F. Supp. 3d 631 (E.D. Pa. 2015).
In re Freeman, 540 B.R. 129 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 2015).
Ecore Int'l, Inc. v. Downey, 343 F. Supp. 3d 459 (1st Cir. 2018).
Frost, M. v. Zeff, G. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(a)(4) — 12 cases
Sevast v. Kakouras, 915 A.2d 1147 (Pa. 2007). “Given that Appellee filed her action on February 7, 2001, the Superior Court found her action to be within the four-year statute of limitations for this equitable action found at 42 Pa. C.S. § 5525. Id. Appellants timely filed a petition for allocatur, which this court granted,…”
Richburg v. Palisades Collection LLC, 247 F.R.D. 457 (E.D. Pa. 2008).
Konyk v. Pennsylvania State Police of the Commonwealth, 133 A.3d 96 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016).
Agere Sys., Inc. v. Advanced Env't Tech. Corp., 552 F. Supp. 2d 515 (E.D. Pa. 2008).
Meadow Run/Mountain Lake Park Ass'n v. Bantell, 985 A.2d 989 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2009).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(a)(5) — 2 cases
Massey v. On-Site Manager, Inc., 285 F.R.D. 239 (E.D.N.Y 2012).
Strait, K. v. Schilling, C. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(a)(7) — 4 cases
Osprey Portfolio, LLC v. Izett, 67 A.3d 749 (Pa. 2013). “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 5525(a)(7); see supra note 2.”
Osprey Portfolio, LLC v. Izett, 32 A.3d 793 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2011).
Equip. Fin., LLP v. Steven Hutchison, 487 F. App'x 25 (3rd Cir. 2012).
Biondo, J. v. Lutfy, G. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(a)(8) — 29 cases
Osprey Portfolio, LLC v. Izett, 67 A.3d 749 (Pa. 2013). “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 5525(a)(7); see supra note 2.”
Kowalski, B. v. TOA PA V, L.P., 206 A.3d 1148 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5525. 4 We also agree with the trial court's determination that Mr.”
Muto v. CBS Corp., 668 F.3d 53 (2d Cir. 2012).
Hopkins v. Erie Ins., 65 A.3d 452 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2013).
Gustine Uniontown Assocs., Ltd. v. Anthony Crane Rental, Inc., 842 A.2d 334 (Pa. 2004).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(l) — 1 case
Huntingdon Fin. Corp. v. Newtown Artesian Water Co., 22 Pa. D. & C.4th 18 (1994).
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