Philadelphia Municipal Court
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The Philadelphia Municipal Court handles matters of limited jurisdiction
as well as landlord-tenant disputes, appeals from traffic court, preliminary hearings for felony
-level offenses, and misdemeanor
criminal trials. It has 25 judges elected by the voters.
The Philadelphia Municipal Court is primarily the court system in Philadelphia County to file small claims and Landlord
tenant
eviction
s. The maximum principal amount allowed to be filed for is $10,000. However, there is no limit for landlord tenant evictions in cases that leave the landlord with back rent and damages.
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility...
as well as landlord-tenant disputes, appeals from traffic court, preliminary hearings for felony
Felony
A felony is a serious crime in the common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors...
-level offenses, and misdemeanor
Misdemeanor
A misdemeanor is a "lesser" criminal act in many common law legal systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished much less severely than felonies, but theoretically more so than administrative infractions and regulatory offences...
criminal trials. It has 25 judges elected by the voters.
The Philadelphia Municipal Court is primarily the court system in Philadelphia County to file small claims and Landlord
Landlord
A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant . When a juristic person is in this position, the term landlord is used. Other terms include lessor and owner...
tenant
Leasehold estate
A leasehold estate is an ownership of a temporary right to land or property in which a lessee or a tenant holds rights of real property by some form of title from a lessor or landlord....
eviction
Eviction
How you doing???? Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord. Depending on the laws of the jurisdiction, eviction may also be known as unlawful detainer, summary possession, summary dispossess, forcible detainer, ejectment, and repossession, among other terms...
s. The maximum principal amount allowed to be filed for is $10,000. However, there is no limit for landlord tenant evictions in cases that leave the landlord with back rent and damages.