District Of Columbia § 42-401 - Effective date of deeds; exception.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 42-401 — Effective date of deeds; exception., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-401. Effective date of deeds; exception.
42-401Any deed conveying real property in the District, or interest therein, or declaring or limiting any use or trust thereof, executed and acknowledged and certified as provided in §§ , to [repealed], , and and delivered to the person in whose favor the same is executed, shall be held to take effect from the date of the delivery thereof, except that as to creditors and subsequent bona fide purchasers and mortgagees without notice of said deed, and others interested in said property, it shall only take effect from the time of its delivery to the Recorder of Deeds for record.
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What does D.C. Code § 42-401 cover?
Section 42-401 ("Effective date of deeds; exception.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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