Section 521. Execution by Levy

A. If the plaintiff in an action for recovery of possession of real property obtains a judgment for damages for injury to or unjust detention of the premises, for rent remaining due and for the costs of the proceeding, or for any of these, he may obtain execution of that judgment by levy upon personal property of the defendant in accordance with the rules for the Execution of Judgments for the Payment of Money Rendered by Magisterial District Judges, and the form for a request for an order of execution there prescribed shall be used for this purpose.

B. If the defendant in an action for recovery of possession of real property obtains a money judgment on a cross-complaint against the plaintiff, he may obtain execution of the judgment by levy upon personal property of the plaintiff in accordance with the rules for the Execution of Judgments for the Payment of Money Rendered by Magisterial District Judges.

Official Note

See the note to Rule 516.

The provisions of this Rule 521 amended April 25, 1979, effective May 25, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 1499. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (21197).