PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1895                      PRINTER'S NO. 2517

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1585 Session of 1979


        INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. POTT, ITKIN, CHESS, MRS. KERNICK AND MR.
           McVERRY, JUNE 28, 1979

        AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 27, 1979

                                     AN ACT

     1  Requiring certain institutions, companies, associations and       <--
     2     partnerships to supply certain information to county
     3     treasurers and recorders of deeds.
     4  REQUIRING MORTGAGEES TO SUPPLY CERTAIN INFORMATION TO RECORDERS   <--
     5     OF DEEDS UPON SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGES.

     6     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     7  hereby enacts as follows:
     8     Section 1.  Any institution, corporation, association or       <--
     9  partnership which in the regular course of business takes
    10  mortgages on real property shall:
    11         (1)  During the term of the mortgage annually supply to
    12     the county treasurer in the county where the real property
    13     which is encumbered by such mortgage is situate the precise
    14     mailing address of the legal owner of such real property.
    15         (2)  Upon satisfaction of the mortgage, submit to the
    16     recorder of deeds in the county where the real property which
    17     was encumbered by such mortgage is situate written notice of
    18     such information on a form prescribed by the recorder of
    19     deeds.

     1     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.
     2     SECTION 1.  A MORTGAGEE IS ANY CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION,       <--
     3  INDIVIDUAL OR PARTNERSHIP WHICH IS THE MORTGAGEE OF REAL
     4  PROPERTY:
     5         (1)  UPON SATISFACTION OF A MORTGAGE, THE MORTGAGEE SHALL
     6     CERTIFY ON A FORM SUPPLIED BY THE RECORDER OF DEEDS, AND
     7     SUBMIT TO THE RECORDER OF DEEDS, THE LAST KNOWN NAME AND
     8     ADDRESS OF THE OWNER OF THE REAL ESTATE AS SHOWN ON ITS
     9     RECORDS.
    10         (2)  A RECORDER OF DEEDS SHALL NOT RECORD A MORTGAGE
    11     SATISFACTION WITHOUT RECEIVING SUCH CERTIFICATION.
    12     SECTION 2.  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 90 DAYS.












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