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CHAPTER 382 CONVEYANCES AND ENCUMBRANCES
382.385 Mortgage on real estate to secure payment of sums due under line of credit or revolving credit plan -- Priority of liens -- Mortgage amendment -- Release of lien.
Download pdfof lien. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Line of credit" means a note, commitment, instrument, or agreement in writing between a lender and a debtor pursuant to which: 1. The lender may extend loans, advances, or other extensions of credit to,
or for the benefit of, the debtor; and 2. The total amount of loans, advances, or extensions of credit outstanding
may increase or decrease from time to time. (b) "Revolving credit plan" means an arrangement between a lender and a debtor pursuant to which: 1. The lender may extend credit to the debtor by permitting the debtor to
make purchases of goods, services, and anything else of value or obtain
loans, from time to time, directly from the lender or indirectly by use of
a credit card, check, or other device, as the plan may provide; 2. The unpaid balances of purchases made, the principal of loans obtained,
and finance and other appropriate charges are debited to the debtor's
account; 3. A finance charge, if made, is not precomputed, but is computed on the
outstanding unpaid balances of the debtor's account from time to time;
and 4. The lender renders bills or statements to the debtor at regular intervals,
which need not be a calendar month (the "billing cycle"), the amount of
which bills or statements is payable by and due from the debtor on a
specified date stated in the bill or statement or, at the debtor's option,
may be paid in installments. (2) (a) Any mortgage of real property may secure payment of any or all sums due and payable by the debtor under a line of credit or under a revolving credit plan if
the mortgage: 1. States, in substance or effect, that the parties intend that the mortgage
secures the line of credit or revolving credit plan; 2. Specifies the maximum principal amount of credit which may be
extended under the line of credit or the maximum credit limit of the
revolving credit plan which, in each case, may be outstanding at any
time or times under the line of credit or plan, and which is to be secured
by the mortgage. (b) The mortgage shall remain in full force and effect until released of record as provided in subsection (5) of this section and the validity, continued
effectiveness, and priority of the mortgage shall not be affected or impaired by
the fact that no loan, advance, or extension of credit is made at the time of the
execution or recordation of the mortgage, or that the outstanding balance due under the line of credit or revolving credit plan secured by the mortgage is
zero at any time or times. (3) Except as provided in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this subsection or in any written subordination or other written agreement entered into by the lender relating
to the priority of the mortgage referred to in subsection (2) of this section, the lien
of the mortgage referred to in subsection (2) of this section shall be superior to any
liens or encumbrances of any kind created or arising after recordation of the
mortgage, even to the extent of sums advanced by the lender with actual or
constructive notice of a subsequently created lien, but the lien of the mortgage shall
be inferior to:
(a) Real estate tax liens and liens for public improvement assessments explicitly stated by statute to be superior to other nontax liens; (b) Any construction funds advanced under, or any additional indebtedness incurred within the meaning of KRS 382.520 and secured by, the lien of any
mortgage recorded prior to the mortgage referred to in subsection (2) of this
section; (c) Any sums specifically authorized to be advanced under any mortgage recorded prior to the mortgage referred to in subsection (2) of this section for, or paid
on account of, taxes, charges, fines, and assessments against covering the
property described in the mortgage or to effect insurance thereon; or (d) Valid mechanics' or materialmen's liens, with respect to which all filing and other requirements of KRS Chapter 376 have been satisfied, for the
performance of labor or furnishing of materials for those purposes set forth in
KRS 376.010(1) with respect to an owner-occupied, single or double-family
dwelling, but only to the extent of sums advanced by the lender after the filing
of the statement required under the applicable section of KRS Chapter 376. (4) (a) The debtor or his agent may, at any time or times, request the lender to amend the mortgage to reduce the maximum amount of credit specified in the
mortgage referred to in subsection (2) of this section which may be extended
under the line of credit or revolving credit plan by sending by certified mail,
return receipt requested, or physically delivering to the lender at the address
and to the person or department, if any, specified in the agreement
establishing the line of credit or revolving credit plan, a written request signed
and acknowledged by all debtors obligated under the line of credit or
revolving credit plan. The request shall: 1. Specifically, and not by implication, describe the line of credit or
revolving credit plan by account or other identifying number and request
that the line of credit or plan be amended by reducing the maximum
amount of credit which may be extended under the line of credit or the
amount of the credit limit of the revolving credit plan which, in either
case, may be outstanding from time to time under the line of credit or
revolving credit plan, to an amount specified in the notice. The amount
may not, however, be less than the balance owing under the line of credit or revolving credit plan at the time the request referred to in this
paragraph is received; 2. Identify the real property covered by the mortgage referred to in
subsection (2) of this section to which the request relates and give the
date, volume, and first page of the records of the county clerk where the
mortgage is recorded, which information shall be provided to the debtor
within sixty (60) days of recording by the lender; and 3. Be accompanied by funds sufficient to pay the filing fee for recording
the amendment referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection. (b) Within ten (10) business days after actual receipt of the request referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection and of the funds sufficient to pay the filing
fee, the lender shall record in the office of the county clerk in which the
mortgage referred to in subsection (2) of this section is recorded an
amendment to the mortgage reflecting the reduction in the maximum amount
of credit at any time or times outstanding which may be extended under the
line of credit or revolving credit plan secured by the mortgage. (c) If within the ten (10) day period the lender fails to record the amendment to the mortgage referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the debtor may
record a copy of the written request referred to in paragraph (a) of this
subsection upon payment of the same filing fee as provided for in an
amendment to a mortgage. If the request complies with all the requirements of
this section, the recording of the request shall constitute and be deemed to be
an amendment to the line of credit or revolving credit plan and the mortgage
to the extent described in the request. (5) The lender shall be obligated to release the lien of the mortgage referred to in subsection (2) of this section:
(a) If the line of credit or revolving credit plan is closed or terminated in accordance with its terms and all amounts owed by the debtor thereunder are
paid in full; or (b) Upon the written request to release the mortgage signed by all debtors or their agents obligated under the line of credit or revolving credit plan, which notice
shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or physically delivered
to the lender. The lender shall file a properly executed satisfaction of the
mortgage upon payment of the balance owing under the line of credit or
revolving credit plan at the time the request is received. From and after the
request, the debtor shall have no right to request or demand that the lender
extend credit under the line of credit or revolving credit plan, and the lender
shall be released from all obligations and commitments to extend credit
thereunder. (6) The provisions of KRS 382.330, 382.365, 382.430, and 382.520 shall not be applicable to the mortgage referred to in subsection (2) of this section. (7) This section is not exclusive and shall not prohibit the use of other types of mortgages or other instruments given for the purpose of creating a lien on real
property permitted by law. Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 49, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992.
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