No mortgagee shall be entitled to maintain any possessory action for the real estate mortgaged, even after the time allotted for the payment of the money secured by mortgage is elapsed, but the mortgagor shall be deemed the owner of the land and the mortgagee as owner of the money lent or due and the mortgagee shall be entitled to recover satisfaction for such money out of the land by foreclosure and sale according to law. But notwithstanding the foregoing provision all releases of the equity of redemption shall be binding and effectual in law. HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 45-51; 1952 Code Section 45-51; 1942 Code Section 8701; 1932 Code Section 8701; Civ. C. '22 Section 5223; Civ. C. '12 Section 3460; Civ. C. '02 Section 2374; G. S. 2299; R. S. 1893; 1791 (5) 170; 1797 (5) 311; 1879 (17) 19.
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