DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 14. LIEN 2872-3081›CHAPTER 2. Mortgage 2920-2968›ARTICLE 2. Mortgage of Real Property 2947-2955.5

§ 2948

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

A mortgage of real property may be made in substantially the following form:

This mortgage, made the ____ day of ________, in the year ____, by A B, of _____, mortgagor, to C D, of ______, mortgagee, witnesseth:That the mortgagor mortgages to the mortgagee [here describe the property], as security for the payment to him of _______ dollars, on [or before] the _____ day of ________, in the year ____, with interest thereon [or as security for the payment of an obligation, describing it, etc.]A B.

(Enacted 1872.)

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