Steps the City will take to ensure that people pay bills and taxes. Includes both enforcement measures and ways to pay outstanding judgment.Many judgment debtors go to great lengths to avoid paying. Here are some tips on how to collect a judgment. In Pennsylvania, a property lien can be used to collect a court judgment. Here's how it works. Step 1 to collect a judgment in Pennsylvania is to file and record the judgment in each and every county where the debtor resides or owns real property. In order to have a Writ of Execution enforced, you must download and complete a "writ packet" (linked below) and pay all designated fees. In Pennsylvania, several types of liens can be placed on real estate. These include mechanics' liens, tax liens, judgment liens, and mortgage liens.