Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Rule 519.1 - Request for Determination of Abandoned Manufactured HomeA. A landlord may request a determination that a manufactured home is abandoned by filing the request on a form prescribed by the State Court Administrator with the magisterial district court in the magisterial district where the manufactured home is located.B. If the determination is not or cannot be made during a hearing for recovery of possession pursuant to this chapter, the magisterial district court shall set a hearing date that shall be not less than seven or more than fifteen days from the date the request is filed.C. The magisterial district court shall serve a copy of the request and the hearing notice on the tenant in the manner set forth in Rule 506.D. The magisterial district judge shall promptly give or mail written notice of the determination to the parties in interest. Notice of the determination shall contain advice as to the right of the parties to file a Statement of Objection, the time within which the statement must be filed, and that the statement is to be filed with the court of common pleas.E. Any party aggrieved by a determination made by a magisterial district judge under this rule may obtain a reconsideration thereof in the court of common pleas by filing a statement of objection to the determination pursuant to Rule 1016 with the prothonotary and with the magisterial district judge in whose office the determination was made.The provisions of this Rule 519.1 adopted December 20, 2013, effective 2/20/2014, 44 Pa.B. 14; amended August 19, 2020, effective 1/1/2021, 50 Pa.B. 4491.