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 2. Mortgage [2920 - 2968]
( Chapter 2 enacted 1872. ) ARTICLE 1. Mortgages in General [2920 - 2944.10]
( Article 1 enacted 1872. ) 2922.
A mortgage can be created, renewed, or extended, only by writing, executed with the formalities required in the case of a grant of real property.
(Enacted 1872.)