Rule 1061.Conformity to Civil Action. Scope.

Adopted June 25, 1946 · Not amended since adoption · Last verified June 30, 2026

In one sentenceRule 1061 runs the action to quiet title on ordinary civil-action procedure except where this chapter says otherwise, and defines the situations in which quiet title may be used.

Full Text of Rule 1061

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the procedure in the action to quiet title from the commencement to the entry of judgment shall be in accordance with the rules relating to a civil action.

(b) The action may be brought

(1) to compel an adverse party to commence an action of ejectment;

(2) where an action of ejectment will not lie, to determine any right, lien, title or interest in the land or determine the validity or discharge of any document, obligation or deed affecting any right, lien, title or interest in land;

(3) to compel an adverse party to file, record, cancel, surrender or satisfy of record, or admit the validity, invalidity or discharge of, any document, obligation or deed affecting any right, lien, title or interest in land; or

(4) to obtain possession of land sold at a judicial or tax sale.

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Plain-English Summary

Quiet title is the action that settles competing claims to land. This rule keeps it on the same procedural track as any civil action and then maps out when it is available: to force an adverse party to bring ejectment, to resolve a dispute where ejectment will not lie, to determine a right, lien, title, or interest in land, to compel an adverse party to file, record, cancel, surrender or satisfy of record a document affecting an interest in land, and to obtain possession of land sold at a judicial or tax sale.

By naming those uses, the rule marks the boundary between quiet title and its cousin, ejectment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an action to quiet title?

A civil action used to resolve competing claims to land, including a right, lien, title, or interest in the property.

How does quiet title differ from ejectment?

Quiet title settles the state of title and related interests and is available where ejectment will not lie, or to force an adverse party to bring ejectment.

Official Note

Official Note: No right to trial by jury is conferred by this rule. See Rule 128(f).

Amendment History

The provisions of this Rule 1061 adopted June 25, 1946, effective January 1, 1947; amended through December 16, 1983, effective July 1, 1984, 13 Pa.B. 3999. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (40045).

Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. This rule has not been amended since its adoption. Last verified June 30, 2026. · Official text

Also known as: quiet title actiondetermine title to landscope of quiet title