Current Lender, holder of the Promissory Note uses this form to cancel a Georgia "Security Deed" (also known as a "Deed to Secure Debt", "Loan Deed" or "Warranty Deed to Secure Debt") when it has been satisfied/paid in full. Record this form with the Clerk of the Superior Court in which the Security Instrument was recorded, the same county that the property lies in. (The clerk shall index and record, in the same manner as the original mortgage instrument is recorded, the canceled and satisfied mortgage instrument or such portion thereof as bears the order of the mortgagee or transferee directing that the mortgage be canceled, together with any order of the mortgagee or transferee directing that the mortgage be canceled. The clerk shall show on the index of the cancellation and on the cancellation document the deed book and page number where the original mortgage instrument is recorded.) (Section 44-14-4)
In general, the Lender has 60 days from satisfaction, to release the Security Deed before he/she becomes liable for damages. See Georgia Code Section 44-14-3

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Common Uses for Cancellation of Security Deed

Document a borrower's obligation secured by real property
Release a property from a deed of trust after loan payoff
Record evidence that a construction loan has been satisfied
Subordinate a second mortgage to allow refinancing
Clear title after paying off a home equity line of credit
Record a partial release of a mortgage or deed of trust

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