Civil Code Article 880
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.
For a claim secured by a mortgage, if the right of claim is extinguished by prescription, the mortgage will be extinguished if not enforced by the mortgagee within five years after the completion of such prescription.
中文原文 民法第880條
以抵押權擔保之債權，其請求權已因時效而消滅，如抵押權人，於消滅時效完成後，五年間不實行其抵押權者，其抵押權消滅。