The owner of registered land may mortgage the same by deed or other instrument sufficient in law for that purpose and such mortgage or other instrument may be assigned, extended, discharged, or released, either in whole or in part, or otherwise dealt with by the mortgagee by any form of deed or instrument sufficient in law for the purpose. Such deed, mortgage, or other instrument, and all instruments assigning, extending, discharging, releasing, or otherwise dealing with the same, shall be registered and take effect upon the title only from the time of registration.
Minn. Stat. § 508.54
MORTGAGE.
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case United States v. Premises Known As Unity Avenue North Brooklyn Park Minnesota (2002)
Most recently applied in In re Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (April 2013)
(8300) RL s 3422; 1905 c 305 s 52
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