A. Any interest in real property capable of being transferred may be mortgaged.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 33-701

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. A mortgage may be created, renewed or extended only by writing executed with the formalities required of a grant of real property, and may be acknowledged, certified and recorded in like manner and with like effect.