Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
A. If it appears at the hearing that the
complaint has been proven, the magisterial district judge shall enter judgment
against the tenant that the real property be delivered up to the landlord and
shall enter judgment by separate entries:
(1)
for any amount of rent that remains due;
(2) for any amount of damages for unjust
detention;
(3) for any physical
damages to the leasehold premises;
(4) for the costs of the proceeding;
and
(5) for the amount of any
security deposit applied as an offset to the judgment, if applicable; less any
amount found due the tenant on any cross-complaint filed by the
tenant.
B. The
magisterial district judge shall make an entry on the judgment identifying the
sum of money found by the magisterial district judge to constitute the monthly
rental for the leasehold premises.
C. A money judgment may be rendered for the
tenant on a cross-complaint filed by the tenant if the amount found due thereon
exceeds any amount found due the landlord on the landlord's
complaint.
D.
Entry of
judgment.
(1) Judgment shall be
given at the conclusion of the hearing or within three days
thereafter.
(2) Upon the entry of
the judgment, the magisterial district court shall promptly give or mail to the
parties written notice of judgment or dismissal.
E. The written notice of judgment or
dismissal shall contain:
(1) notice of the
right of the parties to appeal, the time within which the appeal must be taken,
and that the appeal is to the court of common pleas;
(2) notice that a tenant in a residential
lease action who is a victim of domestic violence may appeal the judgment
within 30 days of the date of entry of judgment, as well as filing instructions
for asserting such an appeal;
(3)
notice that, except as otherwise provided in the rules, if the judgment holder
elects to enter the judgment in the court of common pleas, all further process
must come from the court of common pleas and no further process may be issued
by the magisterial district judge; and
(4) notice that unless the judgment is
entered in the court of common pleas anyone interested in the judgment may file
a request for entry of satisfaction with the magisterial district judge if the
debtor pays in full, settles, or otherwise complies with the
judgment.
