Rule 3180.Judgment. Execution.

Last amended March 13, 2007 · Last verified June 30, 2026

In one sentenceA mortgage-foreclosure judgment is enforced by a writ of execution in the prescribed form, and where the plaintiff proceeds against both personal and real property under the Uniform Commercial Code and has met the pleading rule, the judgment may be enforced in one proceeding against both.

Full Text of Rule 3180

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(a) Judgment shall be enforced by a writ of execution substantially in the form provided by Rule 3257.

(b) If the plaintiff is proceeding against both personal and real property cov- ered by a mortgage as provided by Section 9604(a) of the Uniform Commercial Code and has complied with the pleading requirements of Rule 1147(b), the judgment may be enforced in one execution proceeding against both the personal and real property pursuant to the rules of this chapter governing execution on real property.

Plain-English Summary

This rule opens the mortgage-foreclosure enforcement subchapter. The judgment is enforced by a writ of execution in the form the rules supply for mortgage foreclosure.

Subdivision (b) handles the case where a mortgage covers both personal and real property. If the plaintiff proceeds against both as the Uniform Commercial Code allows and has complied with the mortgage-foreclosure complaint rule, the judgment may be enforced in a single execution proceeding against both the personal and the real property, under the chapter’s rules for executing on real property.

Where instead judgment is entered on the underlying obligation the mortgage secures, execution follows the ordinary money-judgment rules.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is a mortgage-foreclosure judgment enforced?

By a writ of execution in the form the rules prescribe for mortgage foreclosure.

Can one proceeding reach both real and personal property?

Yes, where the plaintiff proceeds against both under the Uniform Commercial Code and has complied with the mortgage-foreclosure complaint rule.

Official Note

Official Note: Where judgment is entered on the obligation secured by the mortgage, execution shall be in accordance with the rules governing the enforcement of judgments for the payment of money.

Official Note: Compliance with Rule 1147(b) governing the complaint in mortgage fore- closure is a prerequisite to executing in one proceeding pursuant to Rule 3180(b) against both the real and personal property secured by the mortgage. The rules governing execution on personal property do not apply to an execution on personal property under subdivision (b). For a similar provision applicable to the enforcement of a judgment entered on the obligation secured by the mortgage, see Rule 3101.2.

Amendment History

The provisions of this Rule 3180 amended March 13, 2007, effective June 1, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 1411. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (255378).

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: mortgage foreclosure executionjudgment execution mortgagewrit of execution mortgage