Rule 1161.Enforcement of Personal Liability. Conformity to Civil Action.
Adopted March 30, 1960 · Last amended December 16, 1983 · Last verified June 30, 2026
Full Text of Rule 1161
Plain-English Summary
This rule covers the personal side of enforcing a ground rent — a periodic payment charged on land. An in personam action to recover the amount due proceeds under the rules for a civil action, like any suit for money owed.
A judgment in that action is then executed under the rules governing the enforcement of judgments for the payment of money. Treating the personal claim as an ordinary money action keeps ground-rent collection on familiar procedural footing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a personal claim for unpaid ground rent handled?
As an ordinary civil action, with execution under the rules for enforcing money judgments.
What is a ground rent?
A recurring payment owed to the holder of a ground-rent interest in land.
Official Note
Official Note: See Execution Rules 3101 to 3149, 3231, 3241, 3249, 3250, 3251 to 3253.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 1161 adopted March 30, 1960, effective November 1, 1960; amended December 16, 1983, effective July 1, 1984, 13 Pa.B. 3999. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (15707).