LD 1586
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LR 1137
Item 1

 
All discharges of recorded mortgages, attachments or liens of any
nature shall must be recorded by a written instrument, and except
for termination statements filed pursuant to Title 11, section 9-
404, acknowledged in same manner as other instruments presented for
record and no such discharges shall may be permitted by entry in
the margin of the instrument to be discharged.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill requires a mortgagee, or the mortgagee's successor
in interest, to record the discharge of a mortgage within 30 days
after receipt of full payment of the mortgage. A mortgagee who
fails to do so is subject to a penalty based on the original
amount of the mortgage plus an attorney's fee.


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