California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3046

One who sells real property has a vendor’s lien thereon, independent of possession, for so much of the price as remains unpaid and unsecured otherwise than by the personal obligation of the buyer.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 3046 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-14-lien/chapter-6-other-liens/section-3046

Other sections in Chapter 6 - Other Liens

§ 3046§ 3047§ 3048§ 3050§ 3051§ 3051a§ 3051.5§ 3051.6§ 3052§ 3052a…§ 3061.6§ 3062§ 3063§ 3064§ 3064.1§ 3065§ 3065a§ 3065b§ 3065c§ 3066

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