42 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 81 - Judgments And Other Liens

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  General Provisions

• Section 8101 - Interest On Judgments
  Except as otherwise provided by another statute, a judgment for a specific sum of money shall bear interest at the lawful rate from the...
• Section 8102 - Contribution Among Joint Judgment Debtors
  Whenever the property of several persons is subject to the lien of any judgment to the discharge of which such persons should by law...
• Section 8103 - Deficiency Judgments
  (a) General rule.--Whenever any real property is sold, directly or indirectly, to the judgment creditor in execution proceedings and the price for which such...
• Section 8104 - Duty Of Judgment Creditor To Enter Satisfaction
  (a) General rule.--A judgment creditor who has received satisfaction of any judgment in any tribunal of this Commonwealth shall, at the written request of...

Subchapter B.  Exemptions from Execution

• Section 8121 - Scope Of Subchapter
  (a) General rule.--Except as provided by subsection (b) the exemptions from execution specified in this subchapter are in addition to any other exemptions from...
• Section 8122 - Waiver Of Exemption
  Exemptions from attachment or execution granted by statute may not be waived by the debtor by express or implied contract before or after the...
• Section 8123 - General Monetary Exemption
  (a) General rule.--In addition to any other property specifically exempted by this subchapter, property of the judgment debtor (including bank notes, money, securities, real...
• Section 8124 - Exemption Of Particular Property
  (a) Goods.--The following personal property of the judgment debtor shall be exempt from attachment or execution on a judgment: (1) Wearing apparel. (2) Bibles...
• Section 8125 - Tangible Personal Property Exhibited At International Exhibitions
  Tangible personal property on exhibition or deposited by exhibitors at any international exhibition held under the auspices of the Federal Government shall be exempt...
• Section 8126 - Common Carriers Not Liable
  No common carrier or other person engaged in the business of forwarding or transporting tangible personal property shall be liable in attachment as garnishee...
• Section 8127 - Personal Earnings Exempt From Process
  (a) General rule and exceptions.--The wages, salaries and commissions of individuals shall while in the hands of the employer be exempt from any attachment,...
• Section 8128 - Transfer Of Claim To Avoid Policy Of Commonwealth
  (a) General rule.--It shall be unlawful for any creditor or obligee to commence an action on or to transfer any claim against a resident...

Subchapter C.  Priority of Liens

• Section 8141 - Time From Which Liens Have Priority
  Liens against real property shall have priority over each other on the following basis: (1) Purchase money mortgages, from the time they are delivered...
• Section 8142 - Endorsement Of Time
  (a) Recorder of deeds.--The recorder of deeds shall endorse upon each mortgage and defeasible deed and on the record thereof, the time when each...
• Section 8143 - Open-end Mortgages
  (a) General rule.--Whether or not it secures any other debt or obligation, an open-end mortgage, other than a purchase money mortgage as defined in...
• Section 8144 - Mortgages To Secure Certain Advances
  In addition to any other indebtedness, a mortgage may secure unpaid balances of advances made, with respect to the mortgaged premises, for the payment...

Subchapter D.  Enforcement of Judgments

• Section 8151 - Notice To Department Of Revenue Of Judicial Sale Of Property
  (a) General rule.--No judicial officer or officer enforcing orders of a court or magisterial district judge shall, as such, sell the property of any...
• Section 8152 - Judicial Sale As Affecting Lien Of Mortgage
  (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, a judicial or other sale of real estate shall not affect the lien of a...

Last modified: October 8, 2016