Unrecorded Deed

Title to property, especially real estate, that is not registered with the appropriate body. An unrecorded deed is valid, but there is no guarantee that it is authentic. As a result, some insurance companies refuse to provide coverage for properties with unrecorded deeds. See also Quitclaim deed.

unrecorded deeds

Deeds that are not recorded with the public official given responsibility for maintenance of real estate records.An unrecorded deed is perfectly legal and passes title from the seller (grantor) to the purchaser (grantee) just like a recorded deed.The problem occurs if there is some event after the transfer, such as the grantor's bankruptcy, grantor's sale or mortgage of the same property to another,or tax or judgment liens against the grantor.If the deed was not recorded,other parties may be able to successfully claim the property,including a bankruptcy trustee who may seize the property and sell it to satisfy the grantor's debts.

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Next O grants to C, who has notice that the unrecorded deeds to A and B purport to grant a portion of the land embraced in the deed to C.

lack the status of bona fide purchasers--at least it is not in the case of a grantee who is aware that A has an unrecorded deed that would hook A up to the chain of title.

0 then purports to convey the full fee simple to B, who has notice of the unrecorded deed to A.

Suppose the conveyance to A was not a mortgage but an unrecorded deed granting a life estate to A.

Some issues raised by Alaska's Recording Act

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