Section 8309 – Civil rights violations
§ 8309. Civil rights violations. (a) Redress for personal injury.–A person who incurs injury to his person or damage or loss to his property as a result of conduct described in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2710 (relating to ethnic intimidation) or 3307 (relating to institutional vandalism) shall have a right of action against the actor for […]
Section 8128 – Transfer of claim to avoid policy of Commonwealth
§ 8128. Transfer of claim to avoid policy of Commonwealth. (a) General rule.–It shall be unlawful for any creditor or obligee to commence an action on or to transfer any claim against a resident of this Commonwealth for the purpose of having such claim collected by proceedings in a forum which accords such resident less […]
Section 8141 – Time from which liens have priority
§ 8141. Time from which liens have priority. Liens against real property shall have priority over each other on the following basis: (1) Purchase money mortgages, from the time they are delivered to the mortgagee, if they are recorded within ten days after their date; otherwise, from the time they are left for record. A […]
Section 8142 – Endorsement of time
§ 8142. Endorsement of time. (a) Recorder of deeds.–The recorder of deeds shall endorse upon each mortgage and defeasible deed and on the record thereof, the time when each is left for record. (b) Recorded verdicts, etc.–The person who records a verdict or a judgment or other order rendered in open court shall endorse on […]
Section 8143 – Open-end mortgages
§ 8143. Open-end mortgages. (a) General rule.–Whether or not it secures any other debt or obligation, an open-end mortgage, other than a purchase money mortgage as defined in section 8141 (relating to time from which liens have priority), may secure unpaid balances of advances made after such open-end mortgage is left for record. The validity […]
Section 8144 – Mortgages to secure certain advances
§ 8144. Mortgages to secure certain advances. In addition to any other indebtedness, a mortgage may secure unpaid balances of advances made, with respect to the mortgaged premises, for the payment of taxes, assessments, maintenance charges, insurance premiums or costs incurred for the protection of the mortgaged premises or the lien of the mortgage, expenses […]
Section 8151 – Notice to Department of Revenue of judicial sale of property
§ 8151. Notice to Department of Revenue of judicial sale of property. (a) General rule.–No judicial officer or officer enforcing orders of a court or magisterial district judge shall, as such, sell the property of any person without filing with the Department of Revenue at least 20 days prior to the sale a report or […]
Section 8152 – Judicial sale as affecting lien of mortgage
§ 8152. Judicial sale as affecting lien of mortgage. (a) General rule.–Except as otherwise provided in this section, a judicial or other sale of real estate shall not affect the lien of a mortgage thereon, if the lien of the mortgage is or shall be prior to all other liens upon the same property except: […]
Section 8301 – Death action
§ 8301. Death action. (a) General rule.–An action may be brought, under procedures prescribed by general rules, to recover damages for the death of an individual caused by the wrongful act or neglect or unlawful violence or negligence of another if no recovery for the same damages claimed in the wrongful death action was obtained […]
Section 8302 – Survival action
§ 8302. Survival action. All causes of action or proceedings, real or personal, shall survive the death of the plaintiff or of the defendant, or the death of one or more joint plaintiffs or defendants. Cross References. Section 8302 is referred to in section 3371 of Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries).