Connecticut General Statutes 8-265o – Definitions
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As used in this section and sections 8-265p to 8-265v, inclusive:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 8-265o
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(1) “Authority” means the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority as created under § 8-244;
(2) “Mortgage” means a mortgage deed or other instrument which constitutes a first or second consensual lien on one, two or three-family owner-occupied residential real property, including single-family units in a common interest community, located in this state;
(3) “Mortgagee” means mortgage lenders authorized to originate mortgage loans in this state; and
(4) “Mortgagor” means the owner-occupant of one, two or three-family residential real property located in this state who is also the borrower under a mortgage encumbering such real property.