California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2926

A mortgage is a lien upon everything that would pass by a grant of the property.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 2926 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-14-lien/chapter-2-mortgage/article-1-mortgages-in-general/section-2926

Other sections in Article 1 - Mortgages in General

§ 2920§ 2920.5§ 2921§ 2922§ 2923§ 2923.1§ 2923.3§ 2923.4§ 2923.5§ 2923.55…§ 2941§ 2941.1§ 2941.5§ 2941.7§ 2941.9§ 2942§ 2943§ 2943.1§ 2944§ 2944.10

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