Chapter II

Chapter II
ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS FOR THE PAYMENT OF MONEY
Rule L3103	COMMENCEMENT. ISSUANCE
(a) Attachment of personal earnings to satisfy a judgment for damages awarded to a judgment creditor-landlord for a residential lease permitted under 42 Pa.C.S.A. §8127 shall be initiated with the Prothonotary by filing a praecipe for writ of execution naming the judgment debtor’s employer as garnishee in substantially the form provided in Rule L3251 and Pa.R.C.P. 3251. (b) To execute on a judgment by means of attachment of personal earnings of a judgment debtor-tenant to recover damages awarded to a landlord for a residential lease, the judgment creditor-landlord shall file with the Prothonotary a writ of execution in substantially the form provided in Rule L3252 and Pa.R.C.P. 3252. (c) A writ of execution naming a judgment debtor’s employer as garnishee filed with the Prothonotary shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the transcript of the judgment entered by the District Justice or a certified copy of the judgment entered by the Court of Common Pleas or equivalent court of another jurisdiction. No praecipe for writ of execution shall be presented to or be accepted by the Prothonotary until the judgment is final by operation of law or otherwise. (d) Service of a writ of execution naming a judgment debtor’s employer as garnishee shall be made by the Sheriff in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 3108 or any Rules or Rules of Civil Procedure promulgated to replace Pa.R.C.P. 3108.