California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 14 — Lien, Chapter 2 — Mortgage, Article 1 — Mortgages in General, Section 2939
A recorded mortgage must be discharged by a certificate signed by the mortgagee, his personal representatives or assigns, acknowledged or proved and certified as prescribed by the chapter on “recording transfers,” stating that the mortgage has been paid, satisfied, or discharged. Reference shall be made in said certificate to the book and page where the mortgage is recorded.
Notes
Requires discharge of a recorded mortgage through a certificate signed by the mortgagee, the mortgagee’s personal representatives, or assigns, acknowledged or proved and certified under the recording-transfer rules. The certificate must state that the mortgage has been paid, satisfied, or discharged and must reference the book and page where the mortgage is recorded.
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