(ii) Section 9-1404 applies with respect to defenses or claims of an account debtor;

(k)__The creation or transfer of an interest in or lien on real property, including a lease or rents thereunder, except to the extent that provision is made for:

(i)__Liens on real property in sections 9-1203 and 9- 1308;

(ii)__Fixtures in section 9-1334;

(iii)__Fixture filings in sections 9-1501, 9-1502, 9- 1512, 9-1516 and 9-1519; and

(iv)__Security agreements covering personal and real property in section 9-1604;

(l)__An assignment of a claim arising in tort, other than a commercial tort claim, but sections 9-1315 and 9-1322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds; or

(m)__An assignment of a deposit account in a consumer transaction, but sections 9-1315 and 9-1322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds.

Official Comment

1. Source. Former Sections 9-102, 9-104.

2. Basic Scope Provision. Subsection (a)(1) [Maine cite subsection (1), paragraph (a)] derives from former Section 9- 102(1) and (2). These subsections have been combined and shortened. No change in meaning is intended. Under subsection (a)(1) [Maine cite subsection (1), paragraph (a)], all consensual security interests in personal property and fixtures are covered by this Article, except for transactions excluded by subsections (c) and (d) [Maine cite subsections (3) and (4)]. As to which transactions give rise to a "security interest," the definition of that term in Section 1-201 must be consulted. When a security interest is created, this Article applies regardless of the form of the transaction or the name that parties have given to it.

3. Agricultural Liens. Subsection (a)(2) [Maine cite subsection (1), paragraph (b)] is new. It expands the scope of