The partial performance of an act secured by a lien does not extinguish the lien upon any part of the property subject thereto, even if it is divisible.
Cal. Civ. Code § 2912
Extinction of Liens
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case People ex rel. Department of Transportation v. Redwood Baseline, Ltd. (1978)
Most recently applied in 127 Cal. App. 4th 248 - Dieckmeyer v. Redevelopment Agency (February 2005)
Enacted 1872.
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