Book Four: Real Securities · Section One: Mortgage · Chapter One: Definition and Creation of a Mortgage
1. The mortgagor shall be the owner of the mortgaged immovable property and have the legal capacity to dispose thereof.
2. The mortgagor may be the debtor themselves or an in-rem surety who provides a mortgage for the benefit of the debtor.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.
