California § 51248.5 - Whenever any city or county is required to record any contract by this chapter, i

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§ 51248.5. Whenever any city or county is required to record any contract by this chapter, i

Whenever any city or county is required to record any contract by this chapter, it may file a fictitious contract. Thereafter, any of the provisions of such fictitious contract may be included by reference in any contract required to be filed by this chapter. The provisions of Section 2952 of the Civil Code relating to the filing, indexing, and force and effect of fictitious mortgages shall be applicable to such fictitious contracts.

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