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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 14. LIEN 2872-3081›CHAPTER 1. Liens in General 2872-2914›ARTICLE 1. Definition of Liens 2872-2877

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California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

A general lien is one which the holder thereof is entitled to enforce as a security for the performance of all the obligations, or all of a particular class of obligations, which exist in his favor against the owner of the property.

(Enacted 1872.)

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