Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 3000 - JUDGMENTS
Subchapter D - ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS FOR THE PAYMENT OF MONEY
Rule 3112 - Service of the writ upon garnishee; real property of defendant in name of third party

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 3112

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) The sheriff shall execute the writ against real property of the defendant, title to which is recorded in the name of a third party, by serving the third party as garnishee and noting upon the writ a description of the real property and a statement that the sheriff has levied upon defendant's interest therein.

(b) The plaintiff shall have the right of service upon the garnishee

(1) in any other county by having the sheriff of the county in which the writ is issued deputize the sheriff of the other county where service may be had, or

(2) outside the state by having any competent adult serve the garnishee personally and file an affidavit thereof in the action.

(c) A garnishee who cannot be served as provided in Rules 3111(a) or 3112(b) shall be served by (1) posting a copy of the writ on a public part of the property and (2) handing a copy of the writ to the person in actual possession of the property or, if no one is in actual possession, by sending the garnishee a copy of the writ together with an inventory of the property attached, by registered mail directed to the garnishee's last known address or, if no address is known and an affidavit to that effect is filed, by publication in such manner as the court by special order shall direct.

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