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Lease Hold Mortgage

Posted on: 05th Jul, 2004 05:18 pm
Lease hold mortgage is a mortgage loan on a home, where the borrower does not actually own the title to the property. The borrower has a recorded long term lease on the property.

Important features:
  • Indirect Ownership - The property in not owned directly by the borrower.

  • Time period - It normally ranges up to 99 years, but it can be as long as 999 years for a lease hold commercial property.

  • Leasing of land - It is a mortgage on a home where the land is leased rather than owned.

  • Amortization - It carries a precondition to be amortized over a period that is shorter then the land lease.
Is there a state regulation against consumer Lease Hold Mortgages in Florida
Posted on: 26th Aug, 2008 01:07 pm
Hi Katherine,

Welcome to the forums.

The State regulatory body for Florida leasehold mortgages is the Office of Financial Regulation. You can contact them at http://www.flofr.com/Director/ofrcontacts.htm .

Take Care
Posted on: 27th Aug, 2008 03:16 am
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