SOL on PA judgement

Pennsylvania Statute of Limitations

Contracts: 4 years, (used to be six).

Contracts under seal: 20 years.

Sale of goods under UCC: 4 years.

Negotiable instruments: 6 years (13 PA C.S.A. .????3118).

Jazzy4136, for the state of PA the 4 year SOL would apply for any action upon a judgment or decree of any court of the United States or any other state. (for the purposes of PA)

JCEMT,
Are you a debt counselor? Are you sure about this 4 year SOL on collecting a judgement?

So if a judgement was filed in 2001 in PA, the SOL is 4 years and has expired. Is it true that the debt collector can no longer take action to force collection of the debt? If the judgement was renew, would I have received notification? I haven't received any notification since the original judgement in 2001.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE LAWS
http://members.aol.com/StatutesPA/Index.html

Interest Rate: Legal:6% Judgment:6%

Statute of Limitations
Open Acct:4 ???? 5525
Written Contract:4
Domestic Judgment:5 (writ of revival within 5 yrs.)
Foreign Judgment:4
Lien against real estate 5 yrs
Personal property Ex:20 yrs.

Bad Check Laws (civil penalty): After demand and judgment triple damages in amount equal to $100 or 3 times the check amount whichever
is greater up to $500.

General Garnishment Exemptions: 100% of wages, certain pensions, retirement accounts & Keogh plan under certain circumstances, and $300

Does anyone know if you are notified if a judgment is renewed?

You'll probably have to dig it up but it should be in the link I posted. Generally they have a small window of time to renew the judgement and you should be notified. Hit the county court web site or go down to the courthouse yourself and pull the file.

How many times can the judgment be renewed?

I'm sorry...the PA RCP and Statutes are very difficult to go thru so i haven't been able to find that info. Hopefully some one more versed in PA law will jump in.

Thanks for trying

i have a judgement against me from a collection agency that
bought my debt, but the last time that i paid the original
owner of the debt was in 2004 so can this ca keep this judgement against me. The judgement is also on my house title so i cannot refinance please help!

how many judgements can you have in pa.

I know some of these are OLD ... by SOL is 6 years on Credit Cards - Most Cards are Open Accouts ..... IT dont matter how many Times a Card accout is sold ... that time doesnt restart , I was told by Collecters it does is WRONG .... Good site to check for PA SOL is is being added
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Collections-Law-912/SOL-PA-collecting-Debts.htm
also more good INFO is Found here
http://www.fair-debt-collection.com/statue-limitations.html
WARNING THERE Are a few scam going around ... If a collecter don't seem right ... hang up and start doing your homwork ... Anything over 6 years old on Cards ... most Judges will Toss them out !! better to goto Court then be SCAMED

every where i ve looked it says 4 years in Pa. Now that 4 years starts from the time the account first went delinquent. there is a pa court case it involved dell financial services. The judge ruled in the case that indeed the sol had expired in the 4 years. i couldnt find the link. I ve been in more than collection action than most. the negatives dont come off your credit report for 6 years after they first report a charge off i believe,so it is really like 7 years. expect to pay higher interest rate on all your loans and insurance good luck even getting a home loan now. 1 year ago my scores were around 600 now with all the negatives finally gone 780's own a house new car all with great interest rates.the past 7 years was hell, now i dont have to worry anymore:D