Praecipe for Writ of Execution
(Foreclosure) (PA)

Summary

This praecipe for writ of execution may be used by a successful plaintiff in a commercial or residential foreclosure action in Pennsylvania to request a writ of execution directing the county sheriff to expose the mortgaged premises to sale. This template contains practical guidance and drafting notes. After a plaintiff receives a favorable judgment in a Pennsylvania mortgage foreclosure action, the sheriff's sale process begins with the issuance of a writ of execution by the prothonotary of the county in which the foreclosure was commenced, directing the county sheriff to expose the mortgaged premises to sale. Before the writ will be issued, the plaintiff must formally request it through a praecipe for writ of execution. For a template see Writ of Execution (Foreclosure) (PA). For a full listing of key content regarding mortgage foreclosures in Pennsylvania, see Foreclosure Resource Kit (PA). For a template see Writ of Execution (Foreclosure) (PA). For related templates see Affidavit (Rule 3129.1) (PA), Notice of Sheriff's Sale to Defendant (PA), Notice of Sheriff's Sale to Parties in Interest (PA), and Notice of Postponement of Sheriff's Sale (PA). For guidance on the mortgage foreclosure process in Pennsylvania see Mortgage Foreclosure Litigation (PA).