DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.16›TITLE 14. LIEN 2872-3081›CHAPTER 2. Mortgage 2920-2967›ARTICLE 1. Mortgages in General 2920-2944.10

§ 2922

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

A mortgage can be created, renewed, or extended, only by writing, executed with the formalities required in the case of a grant of real property.

(Enacted 1872.)

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