(1) Except as otherwise provided in
subdivision B(2), a party aggrieved by a judgment for the delivery of
possession of real property arising out of a residential lease may appeal the
judgment within 10 days after the date of the entry of judgment by filing with
the prothonotary of the court of common pleas a notice of appeal on a form that
shall be prescribed by the State Court Administrator, together with a copy of
the Notice of Judgment issued by the magisterial district judge. The
prothonotary shall not accept an appeal from an aggrieved party that is
presented for filing more than 10 days after the date of entry of judgment
without leave of court and upon good cause shown.
(2)
(a) A
tenant who is aggrieved by a judgment for the delivery of possession of real
property arising out of a residential lease, and who is a victim of domestic
violence, may appeal the judgment within 30 days after the date of the entry of
judgment by filing with the prothonotary of the court of common pleas a notice
of appeal on a form that shall be prescribed by the State Court Administrator,
together with a copy of the Notice of Judgment issued by the magisterial
district judge, and a domestic violence affidavit.
(b) The domestic violence affidavit shall be
on a form prescribed by the State Court Administrator, and affirm that the
tenant is a victim of domestic violence.
(c) The domestic violence affidavit shall
contain the name of the tenant who is a victim of domestic violence, the name
of the perpetrator, the perpetrator's relationship to the tenant who is a
victim of domestic violence, and the docket number for any protection from
abuse case involving the tenant who is a victim of domestic violence and the
perpetrator, as well as a verification by the tenant.
(d) The domestic violence affidavit is not a
public record and shall not be publically
accessible.
