Maryland Code, REAL PROPERTY 7-102
Terms Used In Maryland Code, REAL PROPERTY 7-102
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a mortgage or deed of trust to:
(i) Guarantee the party secured against loss from being an obligee of a third party;
(ii) Indemnify the party secured against loss from being an endorser, guarantor, or surety; or
(iii) Secure a guarantee or indemnity agreement.
(b) If after the date of the mortgage or deed of trust, any sum of money is advanced or readvanced, any endorsement or guaranty is made, or the liability under an indemnity agreement arises, priority for such sum of money or for any indemnity arising under the endorsement, or guaranty, or indemnity agreement dates from the date of the mortgage or deed of trust as against the rights of intervening purchasers, mortgagees, trustees under deeds of trust, or lien creditors, regardless of whether the advance, readvance, endorsement, or guaranty was obligatory or voluntary under the terms of the mortgage or deed of trust.