Notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary, a lien, or a contract for a lien, transfers no title to the property subject to the lien.
Cal. Civ. Code § 2888
Effect of Liens
Applied in 24 court decisions — leading case 190 Cal. App. 3d 1141 - Urez Corp. v. Superior Court (1987)
Most recently applied in BNY Midwest Trust Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance (December 2006)
Enacted 1872.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.