A lender mortgaging a regular debtor's field consumes produce worth twice the loan. Can he be expelled without payment?
For a regular debtor, expelling the lender without payment is like a court extracting avak ribbit. He can only leave when the actual money is returned.
Question 2
In a city where custom allows redemption at any time, what does Shemitah do to the mortgage debt?
Where the borrower can redeem whenever he brings money, the Shemitah year nullifies the debt — since it functions as a standard loan.
Question 3
When a mortgaged property belongs to orphans, how do cross-accounting rules work?
For orphan property, the court combines multiple mortgage accounts for the same lender to determine whether total produce consumed exceeds total debt.
Question 4
Is it permitted to rent out coins to someone for a fee?
Renting out coins is forbidden because the recipient spends them and pays back different coins — unlike renting a tool that is returned intact. This makes the fee avak ribbit.
Question 5
A lender stipulates that when the borrower eventually sells the mortgaged property, he must sell only to the lender at a specific price. This is:
Demanding a specific sale price is forbidden. However, stipulating that the property be offered to the lender first at fair market value is permitted.