OWNERSHIP: SECTION 15, RECORDING DOCUMENTS

Question 0

What are the two reasons a buyer or grantee should record their deeds at the county courthouse?

Answer 0

1) To establish priority

2) To provide constructive notice

Question 1

Is recording of a deed at the County Courthouse necessary?

Answer 1

No, The deed becomes valid at the time it is delivered and accepted.

Question 2

Describe “TO ESTABLISH PRIORITY”

Answer 2

To avoid grantor from selling the same property to someone else. They could record the deed before the first buyer and actually be entitled to the property.

Question 3

Describe “TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE”

Answer 3

A person responsible for knowing facts because of the recording of the deed to a property.

Question 4

Although a deed does not have to be recorded to be valid, if you want to record it, you would have to go before a?

Answer 4

NOTARY PUBLIC

• A notary public is required to acknowledge that it is a voluntary act before it can be recorded.