New York § 157 - 157Release of part of mortgaged premises
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 157 — 157Release of part of mortgaged premises, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 157. 157Release of part of mortgaged premises
§ 157. Release of part of mortgaged premises. If the owner of mortgaged premises sell a part thereof, the comptroller, on application and with the consent of the mortgagor or such owner may release the part of the mortgaged premises sold from the lien of the mortgage. Such release, however, shall not be given unless a sum approved by the comptroller shall be first paid upon the mortgage and unless the part of the mortgaged premises remaining unsold, exclusive of buildings and prior liens, is worth double the residue of the mortgage debt. The comptroller shall execute such release in the usual form, which, when acknowledged, shall be recorded by the county clerk and a minute thereof made upon a margin of the mortgage.
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Section 157 ("157Release of part of mortgaged premises") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. 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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