# Article 2 Form and Effect of Deeds of Trust; Sales Thereunder; Assignments; Releases

This article is comprised of the following sections:

- §55.1-316 Form of deed of trust to secure debts, etc
- §55.1-317 Requirements for trustees
- §55.1-318 Credit line deed of trust defined; relative priority of credit line deed of trust and other instruments of judgment
- §55.1-318.1 Effect of amendment to loan document on deed of trust
- §55.1-319 Priority of residential refinance mortgage over subordinate mortgage
- §55.1-320 How deed of trust construed; duties, rights, etc., of parties
- §55.1-321 Notices required before sale by trustee to owners, lienors, etc.; if note lost
- §55.1-322 Advertisement required before sale by trustee
- §55.1-323 Contents of advertisements of sale
- §55.1-324 Powers and duties of trustee in event of sale under or satisfaction of deed of trust
- §55.1-325 Meaning of phrases that may be included in deed of trust
- §55.1-326 Evidences of indebtedness placed on equal footing
- §55.1-327 Sales under deeds of trust that contain no maturity date or provision authorizing sale
- §55.1-328 Validation of conveyances of real property under trust instrument not authorizing sale
- §55.1-329 Permissible form for notice of sale under deed of trust
- §55.1-330 Construction of deeds requiring notice by advertisement in newspaper
- §55.1-331 Disposition of surplus from trustee’s sale after death of grantor
- §55.1-332 Title to real estate sold not affected by nonlisting of secured notes for taxation
- §55.1-333 Validation of certain sales made under deeds of trust
- §55.1-334 Validation of certain sales made under deeds of trust prior to October 1, 1977
- §55.1-335 Validation of other sales under deeds of trust
- §55.1-336 Protection of assignees or transferees of debts secured by real estate; form of certificate of transfer
- §55.1-337 Required notice of foreclosure or repossession of manufactured home
- §55.1-338 Release to person dead inures to successors
- §55.1-339 Release of deed of trust or other lien
- §55.1-340 Release by financial institution upon payment of debt placed with it for collection
- §55.1-341 Partial satisfaction
- §55.1-342 Permissible form for certificate of satisfaction or certificate of partial satisfaction
- §55.1-343 Where certificates of satisfaction are to be indexed
- §55.1-344 Releases made by court; costs and attorney fees
- §55.1-345 Recordation of certificate of satisfaction, etc., required when release of lien recorded