Civ. Code, § 2922 · Article 1. Mortgages in General

Civ. Code, § 2922

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

A mortgage can be created, renewed, or extended, only by writing, executed with the formalities required in the case of a grant of real property.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted 1872.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=2922.
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