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Rule 1143 - Commencement Of Action. Residential Mortgage Foreclosure

Wash. Cnty. Pa. 1143

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As amended through June 1, 2022
Rule 1143 - Commencement Of Action. Residential Mortgage Foreclosure
(a) In all residential mortgage foreclosure actions, the complaint shall include a "Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program Notice," in the format set forth below:

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

CIVIL DIVISION

Plaintiff(s)

)

)

vs.

) No. ___________

)

Defendant(s).

)

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE DIVERSION PROGRAM NOTICE

You have been sued in court to foreclose upon the mortgage associated with your home.

You are notified that you may seek a 90-day stay in this mortgage foreclosure action if you attend a freeForeclosure Mitigation Counseling session within 20 days of being served with the complaint in this action and this notice, and make application for the stay. The purpose of this stay is to permit you an opportunity to work with the lender/plaintiff to reach an agreement to settle this proceeding. The Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling sessions are held every Thursday at 10:00 a.m., at the Southwestern PA Legal Services' office located next to the Washington County Courthouse at 10 West Cherry Avenue, Washington, PA 15301.

If you fail to appear for this free Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling session, you will not receive a 90-day stay of these proceedings and if you do not respond to the complaint, a default judgment may be entered.

YOU SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER ATTENDING A FORECLOSURE MITIGATION COUNSELING SESSION. THESE SESSIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL SERVICES. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM A LEGAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE FORECLOSURE MITIGATION COUNSELING SESSION.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MATTER, YOU MAY HAVE THEM ADDRESSED AT THE FORECLOSURE MITIGATION COUNSELING SESSION, OR YOU MAY CONTACT SOUTHWESTERN PA LEGAL SERVICES AT:

10 WEST CHERRY AVENUE

WASHINGTON, PA 15301

TOLL FREE: 1-800-846-0871

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990

The Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, Pennsylvania is required by law to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For information about accessible facilities and reasonable accommodations available to disabled individuals having business before the Court, please contact our office. All arrangements must be made at least 72 hours prior to any hearing.

(b) If the defendant completes the Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling session, the Court shall enter a 90-day stay upon application of the defendant.
(c) At the expiration of the 90-day stay, the defendant shall have twenty (20) days in which to take action by entering a written appearance personally or by an attorney and filing in writing with the court his or her defenses or objections to the claims set forth against him or her; provided, however, that if the defendant is served outside the United States the defendant shall have sixty (60) days in which to respond.

Wash. Cnty. Pa. 1143

Amended effective 1/1/2022