Real Estate Terms and Their Definitions


A


Additional Mortgage Tax
Agreement
Air Rights
Amended Condominium Declaration
Amendment of Federal (Tax) Lien
Assignment of Assignment of Leases and Rents
Assignment of Federal Tax Lien
Assignment of Lease
Assignment of Leases and Rents
Assignment of Mortgage
Assignment of Rent
Assumption of Mortgage


B


Bond
Both RPTT (Real Property Transfer Tax) and RETT (Real Estate Transfer Tax)


C


Certificate
Certificate of Nonattachment of Federal Tax Lien
Certificate of Reduction
Certified Copy of Will
Collateral Mortgage
Condemnation Proceedings
Condominium Declaration
Confirmatory Deed/Correction Deed
Consent
Continuation of Federal Tax Lien
(Real Estate) Contract of Sale
Correct Life Estate Office Use
Correction Mortgage


D


Declaration
Declaration of Development Rights
Deed
Development Rights
Discharge of Federal Tax Lien


E


Easement
Easement Appurtenant
Easement in Gross
Enhanced Life Estate Deed


F


Federal (Tax) Lien


J


Judgment
Judgment Lien


L


Landmark Designation
Lease
Letters Patent
Lien of Common Charges
Life Estate Deed


M


Master Mortgage
Memorandum of Contract
Memorandum of Lease
Merger
Mortgage
Mortgage and Consolidation
Mortgage Spreader Agreement


N


Notice of Estate Tax Lien


P


Partial Release of Federal Tax Lien
Partial Release of Mortgage
Power of Attorney


R


Real Estate Transfer Tax (NY State)
Release of Estate Tax Lien
Release or Withdrawal of Federal Tax Lien
Revocation of Power of Attorney


S


Satisfaction of Mortgage
Subordination of Lease
Subordination of Mortgage
Sundry Agreement


T


Tax Lien Sale Certificate
Timeshare Deed


U


(Initial) UCC 1 (Uniform Commercial Code 1)
UCC 3 (Uniform Commercial Code 3)
UCC 3 Amendment
UCC 3 Assignment
UCC 3 Bankruptcy
UCC 3 Continuation
UCC 3 Subordination
UCC 3 Termination
UCC Cooperative Addendum/UCC Addendum


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