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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 6. Other Liens 3046-3066

§ 3050

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

One who pays to the owner any part of the price of real property, under an agreement for the sale thereof, has a special lien upon the property, independent of possession, for such part of the amount paid as he may be entitled to recover back, in case of a failure of consideration.

(Enacted 1872.)

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