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Terms Used In Alabama Code 35-10-5

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.

In the case of a foreclosure under Sections 35-10-2 through 35-10-4, the foreclosure deed executed by the mortgagee or his transferee, or the owner of the debt secured thereby, or his agent or attorney or personal representative, shall operate to convey the legal title to the lands sold to the purchaser at such sale.