{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"2928","citation":"Civ. Code, § 2928","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 14. LIEN [2872. - 3081.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-14"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Mortgage [2920. - 2968.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-14/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Mortgages in General [2920. - 2944.10.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-14/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A mortgage does not bind the mortgagor personally to perform the act for the performance of which it is a security, unless there is an express covenant therein to that effect.</p>","text":"A mortgage does not bind the mortgagor personally to perform the act for the performance of which it is a security, unless there is an express covenant therein to that effect.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/mortgages-in-general-2928","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}