Businesses can also record documents, and have the option to record documents electronically. Lenders MUST amend the document as necessary to ensure that the mortgage loan maintains its first lien position and is fully enforceable.Section A: List the full property address as it appears on the original document and include Municipality. This may be pulled from the Legal Description. Documents are not searchable until two to four weeks after they are recorded. The mortgage modification agreement is a legal document between a lender and borrower to change an existing loan's terms. Numerous requirements must be satisfied to insure a deed of trust or mortgage or a foreclosure of that lien. The capacity and authority of the parties to the modification should be reviewed in the same manner as the parties to the original deed of trust or mortgage. Philadelphia County has created a form petition designed for people without lawyers. Your basic problem is how to get off the mortgage and note, since there is no equity you apparently cannot refi.