California § 2920 - A mortgage is a contract by which specific property, including an estate for year
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 2920 — A mortgage is a contract by which specific property, including an estate for year, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2920. A mortgage is a contract by which specific property, including an estate for year
(a) A mortgage is a contract by which specific property, including an estate for years in real property, is hypothecated for the performance of an act, without the necessity of a change of possession. (b) For purposes of Sections 2924 to 2924h, inclusive, âmortgageâ also means any security device or instrument, other than a deed of trust, that confers a power of sale affecting real property or an estate for years therein, to be exercised after breach of the obligation so secured, including a real property sales contract, as defined in Section 2985, which contains such a provision.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2920 ("A mortgage is a contract by which specific property, including an estate for year") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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