Alabama § 35-4-64 - Purchasers Protected in Dealing with Record Owner as Owner of Indebtedness.
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§ 35-4-64. Purchasers Protected in Dealing with Record Owner as Owner of Indebtedness.
Purchasers of real property against which there are recorded mortgages, vendor’s liens, judgments, and other liens shall be protected in assuming that the record owner of such liens is the owner of the indebtedness secured by the same and in dealing with such record owner as the owner of such indebtedness.
Cancellation of the record of mortgages, vendor’s liens, judgments, and other liens by the record owner of the same shall be valid as to purchasers of the real property affected by liens of such character.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-4-64 ("Purchasers Protected in Dealing with Record Owner as Owner of Indebtedness.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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