TPA Section 65: Implied contracts by mortgagor
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 · Chapter 4: Mortgages of immovable property and charges
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65. Implied contracts by mortgagor.—In the absence of a contract to the contrary, the mortgagor shall be deemed to contract with the mortgagee, — (a) that the interest which the mortgagor professes to transfer to the mortgagee subsists, and that the mortgagor has power to transfer the same; (b) that the mortgagor will defend, or, if the mortgagee be in possession of the mortgaged property, enable him to defend, the mortgagor ’s title thereto; (c) that the mortgagor will, so long as the mortgagee is not in possession of the mortgaged property, pay all public charges accruing due in respect of the property; (d) and, where the mortgaged property is a lease ***, that the rent payable under the lease, the conditions contained therein, and the contracts binding on the lessee have been paid, performed and observed down to the commencement of the mortgage; and that the mortgagor will, so long as the security exists and the mortgagee is not in possession of the mortgaged property, pay the rent reserved by the lease, or, if the lease be renewed, the renewed lease, perform the conditions contained therein and observe the contracts binding on the lessee, and . s. 26, for “at same rate of interest”. The words “for a term of years” omitted by s. 28, . The words “for a term of years” omitted by s. 29 indemnify the mortgagee against all claims sustained by reason of the non -payment of the said rent or the a non-performance or non-observance of the said conditions and contracts; (e) and, where the mortgage is a second or subsequent incumbrance on the property, that the mortgagor will pay the interest from time to time accruing due on each prior incumbrance as and when it becomes due, and will at the proper time discharge the principal money due on such prior incumbrance. * * * * *. The benefit of the contracts mentioned in this section shall be annexed to and shall go with the interest of the mortgagee as such, and may be enforced by every person in whom that interest is for the whole or any part thereof from time to time vested.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 58. "Mortgage", "mortgagor", "mortgagee", "mortgage-money" and "mortgaged" defined
- 59. Mortgage when to be by assurance
- 59A. References to mortgagors and mortgagees to include persons deriving title from them
- 60. Right of mortgagor to redeem
- 60A. Obligation to transfer to third party instead of re-transference to mortgagor
- 60B. Right to inspection and production of documents
- 61. Right to redeem separately or simultaneously
- 62. Right of usufructuary mortgagor to recover possession
- 63. Accession to mortgaged property
- 63A. Improvements to mortgaged property
- 64. Renewal of mortgaged lease
- 65A. Mortgagor's power to lease
- 66. Waste by mortgagor in possession
- 67. Right to foreclosure or sale
- 67A. Mortgagee when bound to bring one suit on several mortgages
- 68. Right to sue for mortgage-money
- 69. Power of sale when valid
- 69A. Appointment of receiver
- 70. Accession to mortgaged property
- 71. Renewal of mortgaged lease
- 72. Rights of mortgagee, in possession
- 73. Right to proceeds of revenue sale or compensation on acquisition
- 74. Right of subsequent mortgagee to pay off prior mortgagee
- 75. Rights of mesne mortgagee against prior and subsequent mortgagees
- 76. Liabilities of mortgagee in possession
- 77. Receipts in lieu of interest
- 78. Postponement of prior mortgagee
- 79. Mortgage to secure uncertain amount when maximum is expressed
- 80. Tacking abolished
- 81. Marshalling securities
- 82. Contribution to mortgage-debt
- 83. Power to deposit in court money due on mortgage
- 84. Cessation of interest
- 85. Parties to suits for foreclosure, sale and redemption
- 86. [Rep. by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), sec. 156 and Sch. V.]
- 87. [Rep. by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), sec. 156 and Sch. V.]
- 88. [Rep. by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), sec. 156 and Sch. V.]
- 89. [Rep. by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), sec. 156 and Sch. V.]
- 90. [Rep. by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), sec. 156 and Sch. V.]
- 91. Persons who may sue for redemption
- 92. Subrogation
- 93. Prohibition of tacking
- 94. Rights of mesne mortgagee
- 95. Right of redeeming co-mortgagor to expenses
- 96. Mortgage by deposit of title-deeds
- 97. Application of proceeds
- 98. Rights and liabilities of parties to anomalous mortgage
- 99. Attachment of mortgaged property
- 100. Charges
- 101. No merger in case of subsequent encumbrance
- 102. Service or tender on or to agent
- 103. Notice, etc., to or by person incompetent to contract
- 104. Power to make rules