Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 3000 - JUDGMENTS
Subchapter B - REVIVAL OF JUDGMENTS
Rule 3027 - Writ of Revival
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 3027
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) Upon issuance of the writ of revival or the filing of an agreement to revive, the prothonotary shall enter it in the judgment index against each defendant and terre tenant named therein.
(b) The writ or agreement, when entered in the judgment index shall
(1) continue the lien upon real property
located in the county which is subject to the lien of the judgment which is
sought to be revived,
(2) create a
lien upon all other real property located in the county, title to which at the
time of entry in the judgment index is recorded in the name of the defendant,
and
(3) create a lien upon all
other real property located in the county, title to which at the time of entry
in the judgment index is recorded in the name of a terre-tenant, and which was
subject to the lien of the judgment sought to be revived but the lien lapsed
prior to the entry of the writ or agreement in the judgment index.
(c) The lien of a writ of revival or of an agreement to revive shall continue for a period of five years from the date on which the writ or agreement was entered in the judgment index.
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