§ 2874

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