{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"3050","citation":"Civ. Code, § 3050","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 6. Other Liens [3046. - 3066.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-14/chapter-6"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>One who pays to the owner any part of the price of real property, under an agreement for the sale thereof, has a special lien upon the property, independent of possession, for such part of the amount paid as he may be entitled to recover back, in case of a failure of consideration.</p>","text":"One who pays to the owner any part of the price of real property, under an agreement for the sale thereof, has a special lien upon the property, independent of possession, for such part of the amount paid as he may be entitled to recover back, in case of a failure of consideration.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/other-liens-3050","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}