Section 35-10-90 Short title; application; definitions. (a) This article shall be known as the Alabama Residential Mortgage Satisfaction Act. This article applies only to mortgages securing residential real property located in this state which is used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes and is improved by one to four dwelling units. Without limitation, this […]
Section 35-10-91 Payoff statement; notice. (a) A person liable for payment or performance of the obligation secured by the real property described in a security instrument who makes proper notice pursuant to this section shall be entitled to receive a payoff statement. (b) Proper notice must contain all of the following: (1) The entitled person’s […]
Section 35-10-92 Submission of a satisfaction of a security instrument for recording. (a) A secured creditor shall submit for recording a satisfaction of a security instrument within 30 days after the creditor receives full payment and performance of the secured obligation, and the secured creditor has no obligation to make advances, incur obligations, or otherwise […]
Section 35-10-93 Service as a satisfaction agent. (a) Only a title insurance company or an attorney licensed in this state acting as the agent of and for a title insurance company pursuant to a certificate of authority and within the scope of his or her agency agreement with a title insurance company may serve as […]
Section 35-10-94 Notification by satisfaction agent to secured creditor. (a) If a secured creditor has not submitted for recording a satisfaction of a security instrument within the time set forth in Section 35-10-92 after full and complete payment of all indebtedness secured by the security instrument, a satisfaction agent acting for and with authority from […]
Section 35-10-95 Conditions for satisfaction agent to sign and submit affidavit for recording. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a satisfaction agent may sign and submit for recording an affidavit of satisfaction of a security instrument complying with this article if either of the following occurs: (1) There does not appear of record a […]
Section 35-10-96 Affidavit of satisfaction requirements. An affidavit of satisfaction of a security instrument must do all of the following: (1) Identify the original parties to the security instrument, the secured creditor, and the recording data for the security instrument. (2) State the basis upon which the person signing the affidavit is a satisfaction agent […]
Section 35-10-97 Effect of recording affidavit. (a) Upon recording, an affidavit complying with the requirements of this article constitutes a termination of the security interest described in the affidavit. (b) The recording of an affidavit of satisfaction of a security instrument does not extinguish, offset, or otherwise affect any responsibility or liability of a person […]
Section 35-10-98 Liability. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a satisfaction agent or any other person who executes an affidavit of satisfaction of a security instrument erroneously or as a result of negligence or non-compliance with this article is liable to the secured creditor for any actual economic damages caused by the recording […]
