Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1516 (2026)

Lien of judgment.

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§ 1516. Lien of judgment.

A judgment of a magisterial district judge shall not operate as a lien on real property until a transcript of the record showing a final judgment of a magisterial district judge has been filed in the manner prescribed by general rules in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county where the property is situated, or in the office of the clerk of the branch of the court of common pleas embracing such county. After such entry the judgment shall, from the date of such entry, be a lien upon real property to the same extent that judgment recovered in the court of common pleas is a lien. No such transcript shall be filed until after 30 days after the entry of final judgment by the magisterial district judge. No execution against real estate shall be issued by a magisterial district judge.

(Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days; Aug. 11, 2009, P.L.147, No.33, eff. 60 days)

2004 Amendment. See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law.

Saved from Suspension. Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure for District Justices No. 482, as amended June 30, 1982, provided that section 1516 shall not be deemed suspended or affected. Rules 401 through 482 relate to execution of judgments for the payment of money rendered by district justices. Act 207 of 2004 changed justices of the peace to magisterial district judges. Rule 482 can now be found in the Rules of Conduct, Office Standards and Civil Procedure for Magisterial District Judges.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1984–2019 · leading case: Dadds v. Walters, 924 A.2d 740 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2007).

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Dadds v. Walters, 924 A.2d 740 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2007). · cites it 7× “In that petition, Dadds requested the trial court to expunge the Notices from the record due to the fact that they did not meet the requirements of 42 Pa.C.S. § 1516. 1 On February 16, 2006, Prothonotary filed preliminary objections to Dadds’ petition, raising the following…”

Sollenberger v. Lee, 925 A.2d 883 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “) Sollenberger asserts that a court order establishing the lien was necessary to satisfy due process of law and the requirements of section 1516 of the Judicial Code, which states that a judgment of a district justice shall not operate as a lien on real property until a…”

In Re: Order Amending Rule 402 of PA Rules of Civil Procedure Before Magisterial Dist. Judges (Pa. 2019). · cites it 2× “With regard to judgments of magisterial district courts, 42 Pa.C.S. § 1516, referenced in the Official Note to Rule 402, provides: [a] judgment of a magisterial district judge shall not operate as a lien on real property until a transcript of the record showing a final judgment…”

In Re: Order Amending Rule 402 of PA Rules of Civil Procedure Before Magisterial Dist. Judges (Pa. 2019). “As to [subdivision] paragraph D, [see] see Section 1516 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 1516. The 30-day limitation in the rule appears to be required by this Section.”

Mead v. Conti Rossin v. Pitell Tile Co., 5 Pa. D. & C.4th 378 (1989). “See 42 Pa.C.S. §1516; Pa.R.C.P.D.J. 402(D). An appeal from a judgment for the payment of money operates as a supersedeas.”

Stephens v. Simpson, 34 Pa. D. & C.3d 4 (1984). “Furthermore, the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 1516, provides that: “A judgment of a district justice shall not operate as a lien on real property until a transcript of the record showing a final judgment of a district justice has been filed in the manner prescribed by general…”

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