Civil Division
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The Civil Division is the branch of the Philadelphia Municipal Court that handles non-criminal legal disputes such as landlord-tenant matters, small claims, and other civil cases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civil Division canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | court division ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtLevel | trial court ⓘ |
| courtType | limited jurisdiction court ⓘ |
| governingBody | First Judicial District of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| handlesCaseType |
civil cases
ⓘ
code enforcement cases ⓘ contract disputes ⓘ debt collection cases ⓘ landlord-tenant matters ⓘ non-criminal legal disputes ⓘ personal injury cases within monetary limits ⓘ small claims ⓘ |
| hasMonetaryLimit | yes ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.courts.phila.gov/municipal/civil/ ⓘ |
| hasSection |
General Civil section
ⓘ
Landlord-Tenant section ⓘ small claims division ⓘ
surface form:
Small Claims section
|
| hearsJuryTrials | no ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Philadelphia
|
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania state court system
|
| locatedIn |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| partOf | Philadelphia Municipal Court ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | adjudication of civil disputes ⓘ |
| resolvesDisputesBetween |
individuals
ⓘ
individuals and businesses ⓘ landlords and tenants ⓘ |
| servesPopulation |
businesses in Philadelphia
ⓘ
residents of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| usesProcedure |
Pennsylvania Rules of Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure
|
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