2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 9:5167.2 — Cancellation of mortgage inscription

§5167.2.  Cancellation of mortgage inscription

A.  A mortgagee servicing agent or any holder of the note shall execute and deliver sufficient acceptable documentation, including the original note or notes, and instructions regarding the cancellation of mortgage inscriptions to the mortgagor or the mortgagor's designated agent within sixty days after the date of receipt of full payment of the balance owed on the debt secured by the mortgage in accordance with a payoff statement.  The payoff statement shall be furnished by the mortgagee or its mortgage servicer.

B.  The provisions of this Section shall apply only to residential mortgages, where a mortgage has been granted by a consumer on one-to-four family residential immovable property, including a mortgage to finance the initial construction of the one-to-four family residential immovable property.

C.  This Section shall not apply to collateral mortgages as defined in R.S. 9:5550 nor to mortgages to secure future advances as defined in Civil Code Article 3298.

Acts 2003, No. 494, §1; Acts 2004, No. 294, §1.

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