California CodesCivil CodeDivision 3 - OBLIGATIONSPart 4 - OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONSTitle 14 - LIENChapter 2 - MortgageArticle 2 - Mortgage of Real Property§ 2948§ 2948A mortgage of real property may be made in substantially the following form:Cite this sectionCal. Civ. Code § 2948 (2026)Copyhttps://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-14-lien/chapter-2-mortgage/article-2-mortgage-of-real-property/section-2948CopyOther sections in Article 2 - Mortgage of Real Property§ 2947§ 2948§ 2948.5§ 2949§ 2950§ 2951§ 2952§ 2953§ 2953.1§ 2953.2…§ 2954.7§ 2954.8§ 2954.85§ 2954.9§ 2954.10§ 2954.11§ 2954.12§ 2955§ 2955.1§ 2955.5← § 2947§ 2948.5 →