La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2376
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2376, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Release of inferior mortgages, liens, and privileges
Official statutory text
The sheriff shall give the purchaser a release from the security interest, mortgage, lien, or privilege of the seizing creditor, and from all inferior security interests, mortgages, liens, and privileges, and he shall direct the clerk of court or proper filing officer to cancel or partially release their inscriptions insofar as they affect the property sold.
Acts 1989, No. 137, §18, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 2018, No. 452, §1.
Acts 1989, No. 137, §18, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 2018, No. 452, §1.
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