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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3288"
article_number: "3288"
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heading: "Requirements of contract of mortgage"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XXII › Chapter 2"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110338"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1991, No. 652, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1991
    act_number: 652
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1992-01-01
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# Art. 3288. Requirements of contract of mortgage

A contract of mortgage must state precisely the nature and situation of each of the immovables or other property over which it is granted; state the amount of the obligation, or the maximum amount of the obligations that may be outstanding at any time and from time to time that the mortgage secures; and be signed by the mortgagor.