Civil Code Article 860
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A general mortgage is a preferential right of a creditor to receive satisfaction of a claim from the proceeds from sale of real property that a debtor or a third party has provided, without transferring possession, as security for the claim.
中文原文 民法第860條
稱普通抵押權者，謂債權人對於債務人或第三人不移轉占有而供其債權擔保之不動產，得就該不動產賣得價金優先受償之權。