42 Pa. C.S. § 1516

Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66
Section 1516 - Lien of judgment

A judgment of a magisterial district judge shall not operate as a lien on real property until a transcript of the record showing a final judgment of a magisterial district judge has been filed in the manner prescribed by general rules in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county where the property is situated, or in the office of the clerk of the branch of the court of common pleas embracing such county. After such entry the judgment shall, from the date of such entry, be a lien upon real property to the same extent that judgment recovered in the court of common pleas is a lien. No such transcript shall be filed until after 30 days after the entry of final judgment by the magisterial district judge. No execution against real estate shall be issued by a magisterial district judge.

42 Pa.C.S. § 1516

1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective 6/27/1978. Amended 2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1618, No. 207, § 14, effective 1/31/2005; 2009, Aug. 11, P.L. 147, No. 33, §1.2, effective in 60 days [ 10/13/2009].