Template only

Land purchase and sale agreement (sample/template)

This is a sample/template agreement for review purposes only. Final deal terms, parcel details, dates, parties, and closing arrangements may differ in the final signed agreement.

This page is not legal advice. It is a public-facing template/example derived from a prior Pennsylvania land-sale agreement with transaction-specific fields replaced by placeholders.

Seller / buyer details

Seller: [SELLER FULL NAME]
Seller Address: [SELLER MAILING ADDRESS]
Seller Phone: [SELLER PHONE]
Seller Email: [SELLER EMAIL]

Buyer(s): [BUYER FULL NAME(S)]
Buyer Address: [BUYER MAILING ADDRESS]
Buyer Phone: [BUYER PHONE]
Buyer Email: [BUYER EMAIL]

Effective Date: [EFFECTIVE DATE]
Closing Attorney and Escrow Holder: [CLOSING ATTORNEY / ESCROW HOLDER NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE]

1. Property

Parcel No. [PARCEL ID], located in [TOWNSHIP / MUNICIPALITY], [COUNTY] County, Pennsylvania, at or near [ROAD / LOCATION DESCRIPTION], consisting of approximately [ACREAGE] acres.

2. Purchase price

Total purchase price: $[PURCHASE PRICE]. Deposit: $[DEPOSIT AMOUNT] within [NUMBER] business days. Remaining balance due at closing in cleared funds.

3. Title and conveyance

Seller acquired the property through a [COUNTY / SOURCE] tax sale and will convey title by [DEED TYPE]. The property is sold as-is, where-is, without representations or warranties.

4. Due diligence

Buyer has [NUMBER] calendar days for surveys, soil tests, utility checks, zoning/land-use inquiry, and title review, subject to the agreement’s limits on valid objections.

5. Title contingency

Buyer may object only to liens not extinguished by the tax sale or title defects a Pennsylvania title insurer would refuse to insure at standard rates. Seller then has [NUMBER] days to cure valid objections.

6. Permitted exceptions

Examples include easements, rights-of-way, zoning and land-use rules, taxes not yet due, recorded assessments, mineral reservations, survey-related matters, soil conditions, utility availability, and the tax-sale origin of title.

7. Closing

Closing occurs on or before [CLOSING DATE], either in person or by mail/remote process. The deed is recorded within [NUMBER] business days after cleared funds are received.

8–10. Other core terms

Unless stated otherwise, seller reserves mineral and natural gas rights. Default, possession, notices, electronic signatures, time-is-of-the-essence language, governing law, and recording/tax statement mechanics are covered in the final agreement.

Signature placeholders

Seller Signature: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________
Printed Name: [SELLER FULL NAME]

Buyer #1 Signature: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________
Printed Name: [BUYER #1 FULL NAME]

Buyer #2 Signature (if any): ______________________________
Date: ______________________________
Printed Name: [BUYER #2 FULL NAME]