Dragnet Clause


Definition of "Dragnet clause"

Judy Motley
  Century 21 Curran & Christie

Mortgage clause causing the mortgagor to pledge additional properties, mortgaged or not, as collateral to the present mortgage. Failure to pay any of the other mortgages causes a foreclosure on the dragnetted property even if its payments are current.



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