As amended through January 1, 2018
Rule 251 - Damages, Cost Of Repairs(a) In all actions in which the only damages to be assessed are the cost of repairs theretofore made to property:(1) The Prothonotary on praecipe of the plaintiff, waiving any other damages under said judgment, and the filing of the affidavits, provided by subdivisions (2) and (3) hereof shall assess damages for the cost of the repairs.(2) The praecipe shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the repairman; the affidavit of the repairman shall contain an itemized repair bill setting forth the charges for labor and material used in the repair of the property; it shall also state the qualifications of the person who made or supervised the repairs, that the repairs were necessary, and that the price for labor and material were fair and reasonable and those customarily charged.(3) The plaintiff shall send a copy of the affidavit and repair bill to the defendant by ordinary mail directed to his last known address, together with a notice setting forth the date of the intended assessment of damages, which shall not be less than ten (10) days from the mailing of the notice and a statement that damages will be assessed in the amount of the repair bill unless prior to the date of assessment the defendant by written praecipe files with the Prothonotary a request for trial on the issue of such damages; an affidavit of mailing of notice shall be filed.44th Jud. Dist. Rule-Civil 251