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Code of Civil Procedure § 744

CHAPTER 3. Actions for the Recovery of Real Property, and Other Provisions Relating to Actions Concerning Real Property

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 744Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

A mortgage of real property shall not be deemed a conveyance, whatever its terms, so as to enable the owner of the mortgage to recover possession of the real property without a foreclosure and sale.