GENERAL MORTGAGE
PRINCIPLES
LESSON #4
Instructor: Larry Wosk
BRIEF RE-CAP OF MORTGAGE
HISTORY
ALWAYS BEEN A SECURITY FOR A DEBT
ROLE OF THE CHURCH
ATTITUDES CHANGE
USURY RULES RELAXED OVER TIME AND
INTEREST COULD BE CHARGED
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DEFINITIONS
MORTGAGOR
MORTGAGEE
FORMS OF MORTGAGE
FREEHOLD MORTGAGE
LEASHOLD MORTGAGE
TYPES OF MORTGAGE
EXPANDING LIST:
PURCHASE –MONEY MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE CONSORTIUMS
SPECIFIC AND FLOATING CHARGES
COLLATERAL MORTGAGES
BLANKET MORTGAGES
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PURCHASE-MONEY MORTGAGE
ALSO “VENDOR TAKE-BACK” MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE CONSORTIUM
FORMED BY A GROUP OF LENDERS
WHERE THE LOAN REQUIREMENT IS TOO
LARGE FOR ONE LENDER.
DEBENTURE
SPECIFIC AND FLOATING
CHARGES
DEBENTURE
TRUST DEED
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COLLATERAL MORTGAGES
WHERE OTHER REAL PROPERTY IS
MORTGAGED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
SECURITY FOR THE DEBT
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BLANKET MORTGAGES
MULTIPLE PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY
PLEDEGED AS SECURITY FOR A SINGLE
LARGE LOAN.
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INTEREST ACT
INTEREST CALCULATED SEMI-
ANNUALLY, NOT IN ADVANCE
INTEREST ON ARREARS CANNOT
EXCEED THE RATE OF INTEREST
PAYABLE FOR THE MORTGAGE
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CRIMINAL CODE
NO INTEREST OVER 60%
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LENDER HAS TWO TYPES OF
SECURITY
PERSONAL COVENANT OF BORROWER
SECURITY ON THE LAND
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SELECTED MORTGAGE
CLAUSES
ACCELERATION
OMNIBUS
INSURANCE CLAUSE
STRATA VOTE
SALE OF PROPERTY
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ACCELERATION CLAUSE
IN DEFAULT OF ANY PAYMENT, AT THE
OPTION OF THE LENDER
THE TOTAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE
BECOMES DUE IMMEDIATELY
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OMNIBUS CLAUSE
ALLOWS THE MORTGAGEE (LENDER) TO
PAY FOR THINGS THAT THE
MORTGAGOR (BORROWER) WAS
SUPPOSED TO PAY AND DIDN’T.
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INSURANCE CLAUSE
LENDERS ALMOST ALWAYS REQUIRE
PROOF OF INSURANCE COVERAGE TO
THE FULL REPLACEMENT VALUE OR AN
AGREED AMOUNT
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REPAIR CLAUSE
THE BORROWER WILL KEEP THE LANDS
AND BUILDINGS IN GOOD REPAIR
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STRATA VOTE
BORROWER WILL OBSERVE THE RULES
LENDER IS ASSIGNED THE RIGHT VOTE
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RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF
MORTGAGOR
POSSESSION
RIGHT TO PREPAY
DUTIES OF MORTGAGOR
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IN THE EVENT OF SALE OF THE
LANDS
THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE INTEREST
AND PRINCIPAL IS DUE AND PAYABLE AT
THE OPTION OF THE LENDER
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ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGES
A MORTGAGE LENDER MAY SELL ITS
MORTGAGES
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DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGE
WHEN A MORTGAGE IS PAID IN FULL THE
LENDER MUST DISCHARGE - TO
REMOVE THE CHARGE
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BANKRUPTCY
THE MORTGAGEE IS A SECURED
LENDER
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REMEDIES ON DEFAULT
ACTION ON THE COVENANT
POSSESSION
APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER
ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS
FORECLOSURE
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FORECLOSURE
EXTINGUISHES BORROWER’S RIGHT TO
REDEEM MORTGAGED PROPERTY
STEPS:
1. Petition
2. Order nisi of foreclosure
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FORECLOSURE (2)
3. Order absolute of foreclosure
4. Court discretion to re-open
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CONTRACTUAL POWER OF SALE
By contractual right
By foreclosure
By judicial sale
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SOURCES:
Baxter, D., Hamilton,S.W., & Ulinder, D.D.
Real Estate Finance in a Canadian Context
(1998) UBC Real Estate Division
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