La. Civ. Code art. 3307

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session

Section 3307 - The effect and rank of mortgages

A mortgage has the following effects:

(1) Upon failure of the obligor to perform the obligation secured by the mortgage, the mortgagee may cause the mortgaged property to be seized and sold in the manner provided by law and have the proceeds applied toward the satisfaction of the obligation.

(2) The mortgaged property may not be transferred or encumbered to the prejudice of the mortgage.

(3) The mortgagee is preferred to the unsecured creditors of the mortgagor and to others whose rights become effective after the mortgage becomes effective as to them.

La. C.C. § 3307

Acts 1992, No. 1132, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.

Acts 1992, No. 1132, §2, eff. 1/1/1993.