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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 2. Mortgage 2920-2968›ARTICLE 1. Mortgages in General 2920-2944.10

§ 2939

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

A recorded mortgage must be discharged by a certificate signed by the mortgagee, his personal representatives or assigns, acknowledged or proved and certified as prescribed by the chapter on “recording transfers,” stating that the mortgage has been paid, satisfied, or discharged. Reference shall be made in said certificate to the book and page where the mortgage is recorded.

(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1865.)

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