Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 2150 - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS AS PARTIES
Rule 2156 - Venue in an Action Against an Unincorporated Association
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 2156
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) General Rule. Except as otherwise provided by subdivision (b) of this rule, an action against an association may be brought in and only in a county where
(1) the association regularly conducts
business or any association activity;
(2) the cause of action arose;
(3) a transaction or occurrence took place
out of which the cause of action arose; or
(4) the property or a part of the property,
which is the subject matter of the action, is located provided that equitable
relief is sought with respect to the property.
(b) Exception. Subdivision (a) of this rule shall not restrict or affect the venue of an action
(1) against an association commenced by or
for the attachment, seizure, garnishment, sequestration, or condemnation of
real or personal property; or
(2)
for the recovery of the possession of or the determination of the title to real
or personal property.
(c) The Civil Procedural Rules Committee shall reexamine the 2022 rule amendments two years after their effective date.
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