Section 3281. Parties

(a) The petition shall name the judgment creditor as petitioner.

(b) The petition may name as respondent any debtor, obligor, guarantor, mortgagor, and any other person directly or indirectly liable to the judgment creditor for the payment of the debt, and any owner of the property affected thereby.

Official Note

Section 8103(b) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8103(b), governing deficiency judgments provides that ‘‘[a]ny debtor and any owner of the property affected thereby, who is neither named in the petition nor served with a copy thereof or notice of the filing thereof as prescribed by general rule, shall be deemed to be discharged from all personal liability to the judgment creditor on the debt, interest, and costs. . . .’’

The provisions of this Rule 3281 adopted December 6, 1996, effective January 1, 1997, 26 Pa.B. 6068; amended December 2, 2009, effective January 4, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 19. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (297593).