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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.16›TITLE 4. LOAN 1884-1923.10›CHAPTER 8. Reverse Mortgages 1923-1923.10

§ 1923

California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For purposes of this chapter, “reverse mortgage” means a nonrecourse loan secured by real property that meets all of the following criteria:

(a) The loan provides cash advances to a borrower based on the equity or the value in a borrower’s owner-occupied principal residence.

(b) The loan requires no payment of principal or interest until the entire loan becomes due and payable.

(c) The loan is made by a lender licensed or chartered pursuant to the laws of this state or the United States.

(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 797, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)

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