Rule 519. Forcible Entry and Delivery of Possession

A. If, on or after the 16th day following the service of the order for possession arising out of a nonresidential lease, the tenant or any unauthorized occupant remains on the real property, the officer executing the order for possession shall use such force as may be necessary to enter upon the property, by the breaking in of any door or otherwise, and to eject the tenant and any unauthorized occupant and shall deliver possession of the real property to the landlord or the landlord’s agent.

B. If, on or after the 11th day following the service of the order for possession in cases arising out of a residential lease, the tenant or any unauthorized occupant remains on the real property, the officer executing the order for possession shall use such force as may be necessary to enter upon the property, by the breaking in of any door or otherwise, and to eject the tenant and any unauthorized occupant and shall deliver possession of the real property to the landlord or the landlord’s agent.

C. No order for possession may be executed after 60 days following its issuance or reissuance.

Official Note

The differing lengths of notices set for nonresidential leases and residential leases are made necessary by reason of the 1995 amendment to Section 513 of the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, 68 P.S. § 250.513. See Rule 515, Note.