California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2912

The partial performance of an act secured by a lien does not extinguish the lien upon any part of the property subject thereto, even if it is divisible.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 2912 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-14-lien/chapter-1-liens-in-general/article-6-extinction-of-liens/section-2912

Other sections in Article 6 - Extinction of Liens

§ 2909§ 2910§ 2911§ 2912§ 2913§ 2914

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