Louisiana § RS 3:211 - Other claims subordinated to bonds and mortgages guaranteeing loans

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 3:211 — Other claims subordinated to bonds and mortgages guaranteeing loans, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 3:211. Other claims subordinated to bonds and mortgages guaranteeing loans

The bond, mortgages, and security interests provided for in R.S. 3:210 have priority for the full amount of the bond with interest, attorney's fees, and costs over all encumbrances created, recorded, claimed, or which arise in any manner subsequent to the recordation of the bond and mortgage, excepting only subsequently perfected purchase money security interests on livestock, work animals, agricultural implements, and other property purchased as provided in R.S. 3:207(1).  When property is sold, the proceeds shall be applied first to the payment of all legal charges and expenses incidental to the sale; thereafter to the payment of all outstanding notes issued in connection with any loan thus guaranteed, for the full amount with interest, attorney's fees, and costs; and thereafter the proceeds remaining shall be paid to the corporation in full satisfaction of all advances made and remaining unpaid, with interest, attorney's fees, and costs.  All such payments shall be made before any payments from the fund to any holder or owner of any encumbrance created, recorded, or arising subsequent to recordation of such bond and mortgage, excepting perfected purchase money security interests.

Acts 1991, No. 539, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 3:211 cover?

Section RS 3:211 ("Other claims subordinated to bonds and mortgages guaranteeing loans") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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