§ 14-9-1 Instruments affecting real estate; recording
§ 14-9-2 [Constructive notice of contents.]
§ 14-9-3 Unrecorded instruments; effect
§ 14-9-4 Filing for record; effect; reception book
§ 14-9-6 [Wills not affected.]
§ 14-9-7 Conveyances to state and public corporations; recording;
§ 14-9-8 [Lost patent; recording certified copy; effect.]
§ 14-9-9 [Federal court judgment; county for filing; lien against realty.]
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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 14 > Article 9 - Records Affecting Real Property

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). 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.
  • 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.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.