Every grant of real property or of any estate therein which appears by any other writing to be intended as a mortgage within the meaning of chapter 35-01 must be recorded as a mortgage. If the grant and other writing explanatory of its true character are not recorded together at the same time and place, the grantee can derive no benefit from such record.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 35-03-08

  • 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.