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Alienation clause

An alienation clause, often called a due-on-sale clause, allows a lender to require repayment of the outstanding loan when the borrower transfers the secured property without the lender's permitted assumption or consent.

Exam area: Financing

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What does “alienation clause” mean in real estate?

An alienation clause, often called a due-on-sale clause, allows a lender to require repayment of the outstanding loan when the borrower transfers the secured property without the lender's permitted assumption or consent.

How is “alienation clause” different from the closest wrong answer?

Alienation concerns transfer. Acceleration is the broader remedy declaring the balance due after a defined default.

What is the Georgia-specific rule?

The clause appears in financing documents used with Georgia security deeds. It limits an owner's ability to transfer the property subject to the existing loan without lender consequences.

Worked exam example

Scenario

A borrower deeds the home to a buyer who plans to keep making the old payments, but the lender invokes the due-on-sale provision.

What is the most common exam trap?

Trap correction

The clause does not prohibit every sale. It gives the lender the stated right regarding the loan balance.

Original exam check

Apply the definition

A homeowner deeds the house to a buyer who agrees to keep paying the owner's existing loan, without asking the lender. No payment has been missed. The lender learns of the transfer and demands payment in full. Which clause is the lender relying on?

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