A recorded mortgage must be discharged by a certificate signed by the mortgagee, his personal representatives or assigns, acknowledged or proved and certified as prescribed by the chapter on “recording transfers,” stating that the mortgage has been paid, satisfied, or discharged. Reference shall be made in said certificate to the book and page where the mortgage is recorded.
Cal. Civ. Code § 2939
Mortgages in General
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case In Re Frazier (2011)
Most recently applied in Luchini v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (In re Luchini) (June 2014)
Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1865.
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