{"data":{"id":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-501","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"33 M.R.S. §501","heading":"Forms","body":"Mortgages of real estate include those made in the usual form, in which the condition is set forth in the deed, and those made by a conveyance appearing on its face to be absolute, with a separate instrument of defeasance executed at the same time or as part of the same transaction.","path":["TITLE 33: PROPERTY","CHAPTER 9: MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY","SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/33/title33sec501.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"deb39d0ff372da7880daa724355fb2a2ed49841ffd9de5e45b5e875a9423a879","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-483","next":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-501-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}