Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 2888. Section 2888.
Notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary, a lien, or a contract for a lien, transfers no title to the property subject to the lien.
ARTICLE 3. Effect of Liens [2888. - 2892.]
Cal. Civil Code - CIV 3.
in effectCal. Civil Code - CIV § 2889. Section 2889.
All contracts for the forfeiture of property subject to a lien, in satisfaction of the obligation secured thereby, and all contracts in restraint of the right of redemption from a lien, are void.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 2890. Section 2890.
The creation of a lien does not of itself imply that any person is bound to perform the act for which the lien is a security.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 2891. Section 2891.
The existence of a lien upon property does not of itself entitle the person in whose favor it exists to a lien upon the same property for the performance of any other obligation than that which the lien originally secured.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 2892. Section 2892.
One who holds property by virtue of a lien thereon, is not entitled to compensation from the owner thereof for any trouble or expense which he incurs respecting it, except to the same extent as a borrower, under Sections 1892 and 1893.
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