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RIGHTS AND
LIABILTIES OF AN
MORTGAGER
LIABILTIES OF
The mortgagor must compensate the mortgagee for damages if the title
is defective. Compensation covers costs the mortgagee incurred to
assert the title’s validity.
AN
MORTGAGOR 3. Liability to Avoid Waste (Section 66)
The Mortgagor must avoid actions that reduce the property’s value,
making it insufficient as security. Types of Waste:
Permissive Waste: Minor neglect (e.g., lack of ordinary repairs); not
liable.
Active Waste: Significant damage that lowers property value; mortgagor
is liable.
o As per Section 82 of the Transfer of Property Act outlines the rules for contributing to a
common mortgaged debt.
o It allows a person who has paid off the debt to recover a proportional share from other
liable parties.
o The doctrine emphasizes fairness and equitable treatment among those sharing the
liability.
o It applies in situations where two or more mortgagors secure a common debt by
mortgaging different properties.
o Each mortgagor is equally responsible for contributing to the debt.
o Rules of Contribution:
o Mortgaged property belonging to two or more persons
o When one property may be mortgaged first and then again mortgaged with another
property.
o Supersession of the Rule of Marshalling over the contribution