Rule 1163.Other Remedies.
Adopted March 30, 1960 · Not amended since adoption · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThe ground-rent procedures in the preceding rules are in addition to, not in place of, any right to distrain for rent due, right of entry, or other remedy the law provides.
Full Text of Rule 1163
The procedures set forth in Rules Nos. 1161 and 1162 shall be in addition to any right to distrain for rent due, the right of entry or any other remedy provided by law.
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Plain-English Summary
This rule makes clear that the ground-rent actions are cumulative. The personal and in rem procedures the chapter supplies are in addition to a ground-rent holder’s other remedies — the right to distrain for rent due, the right of entry, or anything else the law allows.
The holder is not forced to choose the rule-based actions to the exclusion of traditional remedies; the rules add options rather than subtract them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the ground-rent actions a holder's only remedies?
No. They are in addition to the right to distrain for rent, the right of entry, and any other remedy provided by law.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 1163 adopted March 30, 1960, effective November 1, 1960.
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: ground rent remediesdistrain for rentright of entry