The court shall, without further notice or hearing, enter an order directing the prothonotary to mark the judgment satisfied, released and discharged if
Rule 3290.Order Upon Default or Admission.
Adopted December 6, 1996 · Last amended December 6, 1996 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceIf no answer is filed after the required default notice, or the answer does not deny that the creditor bought the property, the court orders the judgment marked satisfied, released, and discharged without further notice or hearing.
Full Text of Rule 3290
(1) no answer is filed within the required time to a petition which contains a notice to defend and notice has been given as provided by Rule 237.1 et seq., or
(2) an answer is filed which does not deny the allegations in the petition that the judgment creditor has purchased, directly or indirectly, the real prop- erty sold in an execution sale on the judgment creditor’s judgment and has failed to file a timely petition to fix the fair market value of the real property under Section 8103(a) of the Judicial Code.
Plain-English Summary
This rule gives the debtor relief when the petition to mark a judgment satisfied is unopposed. The court directs the prothonotary to mark the judgment satisfied, released, and discharged, without further notice or hearing, if either no answer is filed within the required time to a petition that carried a notice to defend and the default notice required by the rules was given, or an answer is filed that does not deny that the creditor purchased the property.
Allowing the order without a hearing when the creditor does not contest its purchase clears the judgment promptly once the statutory conditions are shown.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the judgment marked satisfied?
When no answer is filed after the required notice, or the answer does not deny that the creditor bought the property.
Is a hearing required?
No, where the petition is uncontested the order is entered without further notice or hearing.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 3290 adopted December 6, 1996, effective January 1, 1997, 26 Pa.B. 6068.
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 marking judgment satisfied