When does the reverse mortgage terminate?
The reverse mortgage terminates when:
- the borrower repays the loan in full;
- the borrower voluntarily delivers vacant possession of the property to the lender to allow the lender to sell the property for the borrower;
- the borrower has passed away, or in the case of a joint reverse mortgage, both borrowers have passed away;
- the borrower, or in the case of a joint mortgage, one or both borrowers, is adjudged bankrupt or becomes the subject of an individual voluntary arrangement;
- in the case of a joint mortgage, the borrowers’ joint tenancy ownership in the property has been severed;
- the property is subject to any subsisting tenancy without the lender’s written approval; or
- other circumstances occur.