Steps the City will take to ensure that people pay bills and taxes. Includes both enforcement measures and ways to pay outstanding judgment.Please include the address of the property and the defendant's name in the subject line. 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 Pennsylvania, a property lien can be used to collect a court judgment. Here's how it works. You may be able to negotiate a voluntary payment plan with the debt collector. 2. You can file to have the judgment vacated or removed. 3. When the lender files its lawsuit for a deficiency judgment, it must ask the court to determine the property's fair market value. The Statute of Limitations on contracts does not apply to judgments.