12 usc section 2608
title companies; liability of
seller

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TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING

CHAPTER 27--REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES

Sec. 2608. Title companies; liability of seller

(a) No seller of property that will be purchased with the assistance
of a federally related mortgage loan shall require directly or
indirectly, as a condition to selling the property, that title insurance
covering the property be purchased by the buyer from any particular
title company.
(b) Any seller who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this
section shall be liable to the buyer in an amount equal to three times
all charges made for such title insurance.

(Pub. L. 93-533, Sec. 9, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1728.)

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 2614 of this title.