FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA 
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY 
PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT 
 
President Judge Administrative Order 
 
No. 49 of 2020  
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In re:  Continuation of Stay for Specific Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property 

   

ORDER 

AND NOW, this 20th day of July, 2020, pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No 1952 (B)(2), the 
Judicial Emergency declared by the First Judicial District, and upon consideration of Governor 
Wolf’s July 9, 2020 Order regarding Staying Notice Requirements for Specified Actions Related 
to the Dispossession of Property, it is hereby ORDERED and DECREED as follows: 
 

(1) Pursuant to Governor Wolf’s July 9, 2020 Executive Order, effective July 10, 2020, the 

notices mandated by Act 6 and Act 91 are stayed until August 31, 2020,  thereby 
delaying the filing of new mortgage foreclosure cases subject to the Act 6 and Act 91 
requirements until August 31, 2020.  New cases may be filed where it is alleged that Act 
6 and Act 91 do not apply, provided however, that Plaintiff’s counsel completes a cover 
sheet in which counsel certifies that “This action is not subject to Act 6 and Act 91 
requirements.” Said cover sheet must be signed by Plaintiff’s counsel with name printed 
below.  
 

(2) The stay on the issuance of residential writs of possession and the execution or 

enforcement of residential writs of possession by Orders issued on March 15, 2020 
(Nos. 7 and 8 of 2020 and April 22, 2020 (NO. 31 of 2020) shall continue until August 
31, 2020.  

(3) No final disposition may be ordered until August 31, 2020 in connection with residential 

landlord-tenant, ejectment and mortgage foreclosure claims filed in the Court of 
Common Pleas before May 11, 2020.  

(4) Writs of execution and attachment seeking the enforcement of money judgments, 

including but not limited to garnishment of bank accounts, previously stayed by Order 
issued on April 22, 2020, (No. 17 of 2020) may be issued and served on or after July 20, 
2020. Any person who seeks a Stay of Execution or has a Claim for Exemption shall do 
so as set forth in Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedures 3211, 3123 and 3123.1.  

(5) Information Regarding Appeals from Philadelphia Municipal Court Judgments. A 
judgment of the Philadelphia Municipal Court may be appealed to the Court of Common 
Pleas as provided in Philadelphia Rule of Civil Procedure *1001. 

   

 

 

 

BY THE COURT:  

 

 

/s/ Idee C. Fox 
Idee C. Fox, President Judge  
Court of Common Pleas  
Philadelphia County  
Chair, Administrative Governing Board 
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania 

 
 

 

 

 
  

 

To appeal to the Court of Common Pleas parties may email the Office of Judicial 
Records at OJR_Civil@courts.phila.gov or call (215) 686-4251 to ask about how to file 
an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas. Office of Judicial Records staff can assist the 
Appellant with using the Electronic Filing System so that the appealing party may file 
from home or Office of Judicial Records staff can make an appointment for the 
appealing party to file in person at the Civil Filing Center in City Hall during normal 
business hours. 
 

(6) This Order supersedes conflicting provisions contained in President Judge Order No. 17 

of 2020. 

     

 

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