Every mortgage of real estate shall be a lien on the mortgaged property from the time it is filed in the recorder's office for record, and not before. The filing shall be notice to all persons of the existence of the mortgage.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens
§ 18-40-101. Proof or acknowledgment — Recording
§ 18-40-102. Lien attaches when recorded
§ 18-40-103. Extension of maturity date
§ 18-40-104. Acknowledgment of satisfaction on record
§ 18-40-105. Certification upon payment before sale
§ 18-40-106. Sufficiency of satisfaction — Transfer or assignment
§ 18-40-107. Attestation of satisfaction — Separate release
§ 18-40-108. Validation of prior releases
§ 18-40-109. Transfer, etc., by separate instrument
§ 18-40-110. Recording by public utilities covering property situated in more than one county