231 Pa. Code Rule 1144. Parties. Release of Liability.

Rule 1144. Parties. Release of Liability.

(a)  The plaintiff shall name as defendants
   (1)  the mortgagor;
   (2)  the personal representative, heir or devisee of a deceased mortgagor, if known; and
   (3)  the real owner of the property, or if the real owner is unknown, the grantee in the last recorded deed.
(b)  Unless named as real owner, neither the mortgagor nor the personal representative, heir or devisee of the mortgagor, need be joined as defendant if the plaintiff sets forth in the complaint that the plaintiff releases such person from liability for the debt secured by the mortgage.

Source

   The provisions of this Rule 1144 adopted September 30, 1949, effective April 1, 1950; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2266. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (212336).

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