{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-708.01","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 708.01","heading":"Effect of mortgage.","body":"A mortgage on real property creates a lien on the property mortgaged; except for the lien and subject to s. 708.11, the mortgagor retains the interest that the mortgagor had at the time of mortgage until that interest is divested by some later act.","path":["Chs. 700-711, Property","Chapter 708 Mortgages And Land Contracts"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/708.01","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:35Z","sha256":"f66b60c9489fc801da238c15ff93f1082c03e54a0c3866588c4fd86db962e831","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-707.59","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-708.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}