Terms Used In Louisiana Civil Code 3293

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

A conventional mortgage may be established to secure performance of any lawful obligation, even one for the performance of an act.  The obligation may have a term and be subject to a condition.

Acts 1991, No. 652, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.