Rule 1164 Trial Without Jury

If you have a case about collecting a ground rent, the judge will handle it without a jury. The trial follows the same steps as other non-jury trials in Pennsylvania civil court.

Rule 1038 is the standard set of procedures for non-jury trials, and those same procedures apply here. You can look up Rule 1038 to understand exactly how the trial will run, including how evidence is presented and how the judge makes a decision.