California § 2953.2 - Every real property security instrument which contains or has attached a subordin

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 2953.2 — Every real property security instrument which contains or has attached a subordin, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 2953.2. Every real property security instrument which contains or has attached a subordin

Every real property security instrument which contains or has attached a subordination clause shall contain: (a) At the top of the real property security instrument there shall appear in at least 10-point bold type, or, if typewritten, in capital letters and underlined, the word “S ubordinated ” followed by a description of the type of security instrument. (b) A notice in at least eight-point bold type, or, if typewritten, in capital letters, shall appear immediately below the legend required by subdivision (a) of this section reading as follows: “N otice : This (insert description of real property security instrument) contains a subordination clause which may result in your security interest in the property becoming subject to and of lower priority than the lien of some other or later security instrument.” (c) If the terms of the subordination clause allow the obligor on the debt secured by the real property security instrument to obtain a loan, secured by another real property security instrument covering all or any part of the same parcel of real property, the proceeds of which may be used for any purpose or purposes other than defraying the costs for improvement of the land covered by the real property security instrument containing the subordination clause, a notice in at least eight-point bold type, or, if typewritten, in capital letters shall appear directly above the space reserved for the signature of the person whose security interest is to be subordinated, reading as follows: “N otice : This (insert description of real property security instrument) contains a subordination clause which allows the person obligated on your real property security instrument to obtain a loan a portion of which may be expended for other purposes than improvement of the land.”

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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