{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2928","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2928","heading":"","body":"A mortgage does not bind the mortgagor personally to perform the act for the performance of which it is a security, unless there is an express covenant therein to that effect.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 14. LIEN [2872. - 3081.]","CHAPTER 2. Mortgage [2920. - 2968.]","ARTICLE 1. Mortgages in General [2920. - 2944.10.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"bc08513a5415ff1ed76c6f98d6e01d145855fd3f8b2a0b3bdb12d9d6e91cf276","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2927","next":"us-ca/civ-2929"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}