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View and download various civil, criminal, expungement, landlord-tenant, record request, protection from abuse, Orphans' Court, dependency, delinquency, family law, and other forms for use in Court of Common Pleas and Magisterial District Court. Some form instructions are included.
Included on this page are forms for filing civil complaints, private criminal complaints and notices of settlement when cases are privately resolved. Other forms may be found on individual county court websites.
Landlord and Tenant. This informational section is intended to provide basic information specific to Pennsylvania Landlord/Tenant actions. This information is intended for use in the Lehigh County Magisterial District Court and Court of Common Pleas.
The First Judicial District (FJD) of Pennsylvania is composed of two courts which make up the Philadelphia County Court System: the Court of Common Pleas and Municipal Court.
Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Forms are available on our website by court division and category. Note: By using forms on this website, you are certifying that you have read, understand and agree with this disclaimer .
Court of Common Pleas. Generally, the appellant is the tenant, but not always. Tenants only have 10 days to appeal judgments related to possession and 30 days to appeal money judgments. If the judgment is for both money and possession, it is safer to appeal within 10 days, even if only the money judgment is being contested.
Disposition of the monthly rental deposits will be made by the court of common pleas following its de novo hearing of the matter on appeal. In many judicial districts, appeals of magisterial district court judgments are submitted to compulsory arbitration pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. Nos. 1301—1314.
