Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Rule 514 - Judgment; Notice of Judgment or Dismissal and the Right to AppealA. If it appears at the hearing that the complaint has been proven, the magisterial district judge shall enter judgment against the tenant that the real property be delivered up to the landlord and shall enter judgment by separate entries:(1) for any amount of rent that remains due;(2) for any amount of damages for unjust detention;(3) for any physical damages to the leasehold premises;(4) for the costs of the proceeding; and(5) for the amount of any security deposit applied as an offset to the judgment, if applicable; less any amount found due the tenant on any cross-complaint filed by the tenant.B. The magisterial district judge shall make an entry on the judgment identifying the sum of money found by the magisterial district judge to constitute the monthly rental for the leasehold premises.C. A money judgment may be rendered for the tenant on a cross-complaint filed by the tenant if the amount found due thereon exceeds any amount found due the landlord on the landlord's complaint.D.Entry of judgment.(1) Judgment shall be given at the conclusion of the hearing or within three days thereafter.(2) Upon the entry of the judgment, the magisterial district court shall promptly give or mail to the parties written notice of judgment or dismissal.E. The written notice of judgment or dismissal shall contain:(1) notice of the right of the parties to appeal, the time within which the appeal must be taken, and that the appeal is to the court of common pleas;(2) notice that a tenant in a residential lease action who is a victim of domestic violence may appeal the judgment within 30 days of the date of entry of judgment, as well as filing instructions for asserting such an appeal;(3) notice that, except as otherwise provided in the rules, if the judgment holder elects to enter the judgment in the court of common pleas, all further process must come from the court of common pleas and no further process may be issued by the magisterial district judge; and(4) notice that unless the judgment is entered in the court of common pleas anyone interested in the judgment may file a request for entry of satisfaction with the magisterial district judge if the debtor pays in full, settles, or otherwise complies with the judgment.The provisions of this Rule 514 amended April 25, 1979, effective in 30 days; June 30, 1982, effective 30 days after July 17, 1982; amended through December 16, 1983, effective 12/1/1983, 13 Pa.B. 3875; amended March 27, 1992, effective 90 days from the date on which the Order is signed, 22 Pa.B. 1893 and 1900; amended March 28, 1996, effective 3/29/1996, 26 Pa.B. 1691; amended April 5, 2002, effective 1/1/2003, 32 Pa.B. 2199; amended November 25, 2002, effective 7/1/2003, 32 Pa.B. 6080; amended June 1, 2006, effective 10/1/2006, 36 Pa.B. 2955; amended August 19, 2020, effective 1/1/2021, 50 Pa.B. 4502; amended October 20, 2021, effective 1/1/2022, 51 Pa.B. 6771.