{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-35-117","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 38-35-117","heading":"Mortgages, not a conveyance - lien theory.","body":"Mortgages, trust deeds, or other instruments intended to secure the payment of an obligation affecting title to or an interest in real property shall not be deemed a conveyance, regardless of its terms, so as to enable the owner of the obligation secured to recover possession of real property without foreclosure and sale, but the same shall be deemed a lien.","path":["Title 38 - PROPERTY - REAL AND PERSONAL","Article 35 - Conveyancing and Recording","Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-38.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"cb840513d75bccb647dd94a628d9c8d286dd6f839cef2a6867b1fc2ac981a5b0","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-35-116","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-35-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}