California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 14 — Lien, Chapter 2 — Mortgage, Article 2 — Mortgage of Real Property, Section 2948

A mortgage of real property may be made in substantially the following form:

This mortgage, made the ____ day of ________, in the year ____, by AB, of _____, mortgagor, to CD, of ______, mortgagee, witnesseth:

That the mortgagor mortgages to the mortgagee [here describe the property], as security for the payment to him of _______ dollars, on [or before] the _____ day of ________, in the year ____, with interest thereon [or as security for the payment of an obligation, describing it, etc.]

AB.

Notes

Allows a real-property mortgage to use substantially the statutory form identifying the mortgagor, mortgagee, property, secured dollar amount or other obligation, payment date, and interest. The form permits substantially that structure while filling in the parties, property description, secured obligation, payment timing, and applicable interest terms.

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