Mortgage Terms - "J"

Joint and Several

A liability which allows the creditor to sue any one of the debtors or sue all together.

Joint Tenancy

An undivided interest in property, taken by two or more joint tenants. The interests must equal, accruing under the same conveyance, and beginning at the same time. Upon death of a joint tenant the interest passes to the surviving joint tenants, rather than to the heirs of the deceased.

Judgement

The decision of a court of law. Money judgements, when recorded, become a lien on real property of the defendant.

Junior Mortgage

A mortgage subordinate to another mortgage.