Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.69]
( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738 - 3273.69]
( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 14. LIEN [2872 - 3081]
( Title 14 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 1. Liens in General [2872 - 2914]
( Chapter 1 enacted 1872. ) ARTICLE 1. Definition of Liens [2872 - 2877]
( Article 1 enacted 1872. ) 2874.
A general lien is one which the holder thereof is entitled to enforce as a security for the performance of all the obligations, or all of a particular class of obligations, which exist in his favor against the owner of the property.
(Enacted 1872.)