Pennsylvania Code
Title 246 - MINOR COURT CIVIL RULES
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 500 - ACTIONS FOR THE RECOVERY OF POSSESSION OF REAL PROPERTY
Rule 504 - Setting the Date for Hearing; Delivery for Service
Universal Citation: 246 PA Code ยง 504
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
The magisterial district judge, at the time the complaint is filed, shall:
(1) Set a hearing date that shall be not less than seven or more than fifteen days from the date the complaint is filed.
(2) Insert the hearing time and date and the address of the magisterial district judge's magisterial district in the complaint form.
(3) Deliver a copy of the complaint form with hearing time and date thereon to the landlord or the landlord's agent.
(4) Deliver a copy of the complaint form with hearing time and date thereon for service as hereinafter set forth, which copy shall contain the following notice:
(a) If you have a defense to this complaint,
you may present it at the hearing.
(b) If you have a claim against the landlord
arising out of the occupancy of the premises, which is within magisterial
district court jurisdiction and which you intend to assert at the hearing, you
must file it on a complaint form at this office before the time set for the
hearing.
(c) IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR
AT THE HEARING, a judgment for possession and costs, and for damages and rent
if claimed, may nevertheless be entered against you. A judgment against you for
possession may result in YOUR EVICTION from the premises.
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