Alabama Statutes
§ 35-10-50 — Definitions
Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in this section shall have the following meanings in this article.
(1)DEED IN LIEU OF FORECLOSURE. Any instrument, however denominated, whereby a mortgagor transfers to a mortgagee the mortgagor’s rights in mortgaged property.
(2)MORTGAGE. A mortgage, deed of trust, or similar security instrument on real property, or instrument creating a vendor’s lien on real property, securing the payment of money.
(3)MORTGAGOR. An owner of an interest in mortgaged property.
(4)MORTGAGEE. The owner of the debt secured by a mortgage.
(5)MORTGAGED PROPERTY. Any real property or interest therein that is subject to a mortgage.
(6)EQUITY OF REDEMPTION. The interest the mortgagor has in the mortgaged property.
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Legislative History
(Acts 1987, No. 87-660, p. 1168, §1.)
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