Background
To maintain the sustainability of the national economic development, it needs large amount of funds. The more increase of development activities, the more of the needs of availability of funds, whereas such funds are mostly obtained through credit financing activities.
Considering the importance of the position of credit financing in the property development, it is reasonable enough for the creditor and the debtor and other related parties to obtain protection through an institution of security rights and who can provide legal certainty for all parties concerned, which can
encourage public participation in national development to realize
a prosperousand fair society. In order to realize that purpose, the government already arranged provisions in relation to such security rights, particularly for security rights of land as set forth in Law Number 4 of 1996 on Mortgage (Hak Tanggungan) along with Properties Related to the Land (“Law 4/96”).
Mortgage (Hak Tanggungan) of Land
In Article 1 of Law 4/96, a mortgage is a security right over right(s) of land, along with or without other properties that constitute a unity with such land, for the settlement of certain debts, which gives the preferred position to certain creditors against other creditors (“Mortgage”). Mortgage cannot be split, unless otherwise agreed in the Deed of Granting of Mortgage.
Rights of land that can be encumbered with Mortgage are right of ownership, right to cultivate, right to build, and right of use over state’s land (“Object”). An Object can be encumbered with more than one Mortgage in order to guarantee the settlement of more than one debt. If an Object is encumbered with more than one Mortgage, the rank (level) of each Mortgage is determined by the date of their registration at the Land Office.
Isrilitha Pratami Puteri
