Real or personal property sufficient in amount to satisfy the judgment, interest and probable costs, may be sold in any order or simultaneously as the plaintiff may direct.
Rule 3124.Order of sale.
Adopted March 30, 1960 · Last amended April 18, 1975 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceReal or personal property enough to satisfy the judgment, interest, and probable costs may be sold in any order or all at once, as the plaintiff directs.
Full Text of Rule 3124
Plain-English Summary
This short rule leaves the order of sale to the plaintiff. The sheriff may sell real or personal property in whatever sequence the plaintiff directs, or simultaneously.
The cap is practical: only enough property to cover the judgment, interest, and probable costs is sold. The plaintiff steers which property goes first, which can matter when some assets are easier to sell or worth more than others.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who decides the order in which property is sold?
The plaintiff. Property may be sold in any order, or simultaneously, as the plaintiff directs.
How much property may be sold?
Enough to satisfy the judgment, interest, and probable costs.
Official Note
Official Note: Adopted March 30, 1960, effective November 1, 1960; amended April 18, 1975, effective immediately, 5 Pa.B. 1820.
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: order of salesequence of execution sale