Rule 1567.Private Sale Confined to Parties. Conduct. Confirmation.
Adopted April 26, 1955 · Not amended since adoption · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceRule 1567 governs how a private sale confined to the parties is conducted and confirmed, requiring purparts to be offered both separately and as a whole and barring confirmation of a sale below the court's valuation.
Full Text of Rule 1567
In any private sale confined to the parties, the property, if divided into purparts, shall be offered for sale both in purparts and as a whole to determine which will bring the greater price. No sale of the whole shall be confirmed unless the amount bid equals or exceeds the valuation of the whole fixed by the court. No sale of any purpart shall be confirmed unless the amount bid for such purpart equals or exceeds its valuation as fixed by the court. The award and allocation to the successful bidder shall be made subject to the payment of owelty where required.
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Plain-English Summary
This rule runs the auction among the co-owners. If the property is divided into purparts, it must be offered both in purparts and as a whole, so the court can see which brings the greater price. No sale of the whole is confirmed unless the bid meets or exceeds the court's valuation, and the same floor applies to each purpart — protecting every owner from a below-value sale.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a private partition sale conducted?
The property, if divided into purparts, is offered both in purparts and as a whole to see which brings more.
Can a sale below the court's valuation be confirmed?
No. A sale is confirmed only if the bid equals or exceeds the court's valuation.
Official Note
Official Note: adopted April 26, 1955, effective November 1, 1955.
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: private sale confined to partiespartition sale confirmationpurparts offered as whole