“Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument that may be a lien on real property. “Mortgage” includes the note secured by such an instrument.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 553, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 50083

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.