Chapter 500: Actions for the Recovery of Possession of Real Property
Pennsylvania Minor Court Civil Rules – 2026
Rule 501
Definitions
Rule 502
Venue; Commencement of the Action
Rule 503
Form of Complaint
Rule 504
Setting the Date for Hearing; Delivery for Service; Notice to Tenant or Occupant
Rule 504.1
Mediation
Rule 505
Numbering and Filing of Complaints
Rule 506
Service of Complaint
Rule 507
Notation and Return of Service; Waiver of Service
Rule 508
Claim by Tenant
Rule 509
Amendments to Complaint
Rule 510
[Rescinded]
Rule 511
[Rescinded]
Rule 512
Hearings and Evidence
Rule 513
Disputes Concerning Title
Rule 513.1
Intervention
Rule 514
Judgment; Notice of Judgment or Dismissal and the Right to Appeal
Rule 514.1
Domestic Violence Affidavit
Rule 515
Request for Order for Possession
Rule 516
Issuance and Reissuance of Order for Possession
Rule 517
Notation of Time of Receipt; Service of Order for Possession
Rule 518
Satisfaction of Order by Payment of Rent and Costs
Rule 519
Forcible Entry and Delivery of Possession
Rule 519.1
Request for Determination of Abandoned Manufactured Home
Rule 520
Officer’s Return
Rule 521
Execution by Levy
Rule 581
Acts of Assembly Suspended
Rule 582
Acts of Assembly Not Suspended