(a) A judgment of revival when entered in the judgment index shall continue or create a lien as provided by Rule 3027(b) governing the lien of a writ of revival. The lien shall continue for five years from the date the judgment was entered in the judgment index unless the judgment is sooner discharged or the lien is sooner revived.
Rule 3031.1.Judgment of Revival. Lien.
Adopted December 19, 2003 · Last amended December 19, 2003 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceA judgment of revival, once indexed, continues or creates a lien for five years like a writ of revival, and a revival judgment against a terre-tenant is not a personal judgment but reaches only the land the lien covers.
Full Text of Rule 3031.1
(b) If an interest in real property subject to the lien of a judgment has been acquired by a terre-tenant, a judgment of revival entered against the terre-tenant shall not be a personal judgment against the terre-tenant and shall not extend to any other property of the terre-tenant.
Plain-English Summary
This rule gives a judgment of revival the same lien effect as the writ. Entered in the judgment index, it continues or creates a lien on the debtor’s real property and runs for five years from entry.
The rule then draws an important limit for terre-tenants: a judgment of revival against a terre-tenant is not a personal judgment against that person and does not extend beyond the land already subject to the lien. So a later owner of encumbered property faces only the loss of that property in a revival, not personal liability for the underlying debt.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a judgment of revival accomplish?
It renews the judgment's lien for a further period, preserving the creditor's priority on the property.
How does this connect to the five-year period?
The rule sets a five-year span that the revival deadlines elsewhere in the chapter reference.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 3031.1 adopted December 19, 2003, effective July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 22.
Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment
history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation
of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified June 30, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as: judgment of revival lien