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Satisfaction or cancellation of security deed

Satisfaction or cancellation of a Georgia security deed is the formal record that the secured debt has been paid and the security deed has been cancelled, which operates to reconvey title as provided by Georgia law.

Official area

Finance and Closing

Knowledge cluster

Georgia security deeds

Learning sequence

Define, distinguish, apply, retrieve

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Exam purpose

Recognize the rule, then reject the nearest look-alike.

Georgia lens

Apply the state distinction only when the facts call for it.

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What does Satisfaction or cancellation of security deed mean in real estate?

Satisfaction or cancellation of a Georgia security deed is the formal record that the secured debt has been paid and the security deed has been cancelled, which operates to reconvey title as provided by Georgia law.

How is Satisfaction or cancellation of security deed different from the closest exam answer?

Paying the note satisfies the debt. Recording the cancellation clears the public title record of the security instrument.

What is the Georgia-specific rule?

O.C.G.A. § 44-14-67 treats surrender and cancellation after payment as a reconveyance of title to the grantor.

Worked exam example

Scenario

A borrower pays the final loan balance, and the lender submits the proper cancellation so the county record no longer shows the security deed as an outstanding encumbrance.

Decision rule

Paying the note satisfies the debt. Recording the cancellation clears the public title record of the security instrument.

What is the most common exam trap?

Trap correction

A zero loan balance and a clean public record are related but not identical facts. The recorded cancellation matters for title evidence.

Memory cue: A zero loan balance and a clean public record are related but not identical facts.

Original exam check

Apply the definition

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What is Satisfaction or cancellation of security deed?

Satisfaction or cancellation of a Georgia security deed is the formal record that the secured debt has been paid and the security deed has been cancelled, which operates to reconvey title as provided by Georgia law.

What is Satisfaction or cancellation of security deed commonly confused with?

Paying the note satisfies the debt. Recording the cancellation clears the public title record of the security instrument.

How does Georgia treat Satisfaction or cancellation of security deed?

O.C.G.A. § 44-14-67 treats surrender and cancellation after payment as a reconveyance of title to the grantor.