Fillable Printable Release of Mortgage or Lien Instructions
Fillable Printable Release of Mortgage or Lien Instructions

Release of Mortgage or Lien Instructions

RELEASE OF MORTGAGE OR LIEN
INSTRUCTIONS
A release of mortgage, mechanics’ lien or judgment lien must be witnessed and acknowledged in
the same manner as a conveyance of land (Sections 49-9 and 52-380d of the Connecticut General
Statutes).
Thisformmayalsobeused toreleaseanattachmentorlispendens. A releaseofattachmentor
lis pendens does not require witnesses or acknowledgement.
Areleaseofmortgageormechanics’lienmustbeexecutedbythemortgageeorbythelien
holder. (RefertoSection49-9oftheConnecticutGeneralStatutesandStandardofTitle17.2.)
Areleaseofattachment,judgmentlienorlispendensmaybesignedbytheplaintifforhis
attorney.(RefertoSections52-322and52-380doftheConnecticutGeneralStatutesand
Practice Book Forms 103.2B and 103.2D).

RELEASE OF MORTGAGE OR LIEN
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
THAT:
Name of Releasor
OF:
Address of Releasor
DOES HEREBY RELEASE AND DISCHARGE ACERTAIN MORTGAGE/LIEN
FROM/AGAINST:
Mortgagor/Lienor
TO/IN FAVOR OF:
Mortgagee/Lien Holder
DATED AND RECORDED IN VOLUME AT PAGE OF THE LAND
RECORDS.
InWitnessWhereof,theReleasorhashereuntosethis/her/itshandandsealthis dayof
, 2
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WITNESSSIGNATURE OF RELEASOR
________________________________
WITNESS
STATE OF
COUNTY OF ss:
Personallyappeared ,signerandsealeroftheforegoinginstrument,knowntome
(or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledgedthathe/sheexecutedthesameforthepurposesthereincontainedandinthe
capacity therein stated, before me, on this day of , 2
_____________________________
Notary Public
Commissioner of the Superior Court