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In order to give further notice and effect to such orders or decrees, the mortgagor shall also have the right, at any time after the entry of such orders or decrees, by leave first had and obtained of the court in which such judgment shall have been entered, obtained or recovered, to enter and file of record a certified copy of such orders or decrees in such suit or judgment; and the said court, in which the said judgment shall have been entered, shall thereupon make an order or decree in the said proceeding confirming the said orders or decrees, so made as aforesaid, limiting and confining the lien, effect and operation of such judgment to the mortgaged premises alone, and declaring the defendant to be released and forever discharged of and from any and all further personal liability to the mortgagee, or other owner or holder thereof, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, for the payment of the said indebtedness; and all process of whatsoever kind or nature, upon the said judgment, shall, after the entry of such order or decree, be limited and confined in the lien, effect and operation to the mortgaged premises.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 21 P.S. Deeds and Mortgages § 737. Copy of decree recorded; mortgagee's lien confined to mortgaged premises - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-21-ps-deeds-and-mortgages/pa-st-sect-21-737/
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