New Mexico Statutes 48-7-6. [Release by administrator or executor of deceased mortgagee.]
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When the mortgagee of any land or tenements shall die leaving minor heirs, the executors or administrators of such mortgagee shall be and are hereby authorized, on receiving the amount due the estate of such deceased mortgage [mortgagee], to release to the mortgagor the legal title of the said mortgaged premises, and such deed of release shall be valid.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 48-7-6
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
- Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.