(a) Any instrument containing a form or forms of covenants, conditions, obligations, powers and other clauses of a mortgage may be recorded in the land records of any town. The town clerk shall index such instrument under the name of the person, lending institution or corporation causing it to be recorded. Every such instrument shall be entitled on its face “Master form recorded by (name of person or lending institution in whose name the instrument is to be recorded).”
(b) After the recordation any of the provisions of such master form instrument may be incorporated by reference in any mortgage of real estate situated within such town, if such reference in the mortgage refers to the master form instrument and states the date when and the volume and page where such master form instrument was recorded. The recording of any mortgage which has so incorporated by reference in it any or all of the provisions of a master form instrument recorded as provided in this section shall have like effect as if such provisions of the master form had been set forth fully in the mortgage.
(c) Whenever a mortgage is presented for recording on which is set forth matter purporting to be a copy or reproduction of a master form instrument or part of it, identified by its title and recording information as provided in subsection (a) hereof, preceded by the words “do not record” or “not to be recorded” or words of similar import and plainly separated from the matter to be recorded as a part of the mortgage in such manner that it will not appear on a photographic or other reproduction of any page containing any part of the mortgage, such matter shall not be recorded by the town clerk to whom the instrument is presented for recording. The clerk shall record only the mortgage apart from that matter and shall not be liable for so doing, any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding.
(d) The fee for recording any mortgage which has incorporated by reference any of the provisions of a master form instrument recorded as provided by this section shall be as provided in section 7-34a but not less than ten dollars.
(1971, P.A. 578, S. 1–4; P.A. 79-602, S. 36.)
History: P.A. 79-602 made minor changes in wording but did not make substantive changes.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 49 - Mortgages and Liens
Section 49-1. - When foreclosure a bar to further action on debt.
Section 49-2a. - Interest on funds held in escrow for payment of taxes and insurance.
Section 49-3. - Mortgage securing future advancements.
Section 49-4c. - Mortgage as security for obligations under an electricity purchase agreement.
Section 49-5. - Mortgages on property of public service companies.
Section 49-5a. - Master mortgage recording.
Section 49-5b. - Required information in a mortgage contingency clause.
Section 49-6. - Trust mortgages.
Section 49-6a. - Definitions. Interim financing policy disclosure required.
Section 49-6c. - Notice of late fee required. Exception.
Section 49-6d. - Legal representation.
Section 49-7. - Agreements concerning expenses and attorneys' fees.
Section 49-7a. - Lenders prohibited from requiring multiple original notes.
Section 49-9a. - Validation of release of mortgage. Affidavit.
Section 49-10a. - Request for payoff statement or reinstatement payment statement.
Section 49-13. - Petition for discharge of mortgage or ineffective attachment, lis pendens or lien.
Section 49-14. - Deficiency judgment.
Section 49-15. - Opening of judgments of strict foreclosure.
Section 49-16. - Foreclosure certificate. Penalty.
Section 49-17. - Foreclosure by owner of debt without legal title.
Section 49-17a. - Collection of rental payments without legal title.
Section 49-18. - Foreclosure by executor, administrator or trustee.
Section 49-19. - Title to vest in encumbrancer paying debt and costs.
Section 49-20. - Redemption by holder of encumbrance on part of property foreclosed.
Section 49-22. - Execution of ejectment on foreclosure judgment. Disposition of property.
Section 49-23. - Ejectment by mortgagee barred by tender of debt and costs.
Section 49-24. - Court may foreclose lien or mortgage on land by sale or market sale.
Section 49-24a. - Definitions.
Section 49-24b. - Agreement to pursue foreclosure by market sale.
Section 49-24c. - Appraisal of property in foreclosure by market sale.
Section 49-24d. - Listing agreement in foreclosure by market sale.
Section 49-24e. - Contract for sale of property in foreclosure by market sale.
Section 49-24f. - Judgment of foreclosure by market sale.
Section 49-24g. - Right-of-first-refusal law days.
Section 49-25. - Appraisal of property.
Section 49-26. - Conveyance; title of purchaser.
Section 49-27. - Disposal of proceeds of sale.
Section 49-28. - When proceeds of sale will not pay in full.
Section 49-29. - Expenses of sale and costs.
Section 49-30. - Omission of parties in foreclosure actions.
Section 49-30p. - Underwater mortgage: Definitions.
Section 49-30q. - Modification of underwater mortgage.
Section 49-30s. - Transfer agreement to convey property subject to underwater mortgage.
Section 49-30t. - Judgment of loss mitigation following agreement under section 49-30q or 49-30r.
Section 49-30u. - Judgment of loss mitigation following agreement under section 49-30s.
Section 49-30v. - Nonentry of judgment of loss mitigation.
Section 49-30w. - Junior lien on property encumbered by underwater mortgage.
Section 49-31. - Actions against the state.
Section 49-31a. - Subordination clauses.
Section 49-31c. - When subordination not subject to statute of frauds and automatically effective.
Section 49-31d. - Definitions.
Section 49-31e. - Application for protection from foreclosure.
Section 49-31g. - Restructuring of mortgage debt by court.
Section 49-31j. - Regulations.
Section 49-31k. - Definitions.
Section 49-31m. - Ezequiel Santiago Foreclosure Mediation Program.
Section 49-31n. - Mediation period. Information required. Termination of program.
Section 49-31r. - Foreclosure mediation: Notice of community-based resources.