Court order - specific performance

​“Specific performance,” in these situations, means getting a court to order a landlord to make necessary repairs to an apartment. This sounds like a great solution, but unfortunately it’s very difficult to get a court to look over a landlord’s shoulder and make sure he does something he may not want to do. As a result, courts will most often choose not to do this. Specific performance is something that must be ordered by a Common Pleas Court, not the Magisterial District Judge. As a result, you should contact a lawyer if you have questions about whether this is possible in your case.