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Race-notice statute

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A quick definition of Race-notice statute:

Race-notice statute: A law that says the person who records their ownership of a property first gets to keep it, but only if they didn't know about any other claims on the property that weren't recorded yet. This is different from other recording laws that only look at who recorded first, regardless of whether they knew about other claims or not.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: The race-notice statute is a type of recording act that determines the priority of title to a property. It gives priority to the party that records first, but only if the party did not have any knowledge of prior unrecorded claims on the same property. This means that if two parties claim ownership of the same property, the one who records their claim first and did not have any knowledge of the other party's claim will have priority.

Example: Let's say that John and Jane both claim ownership of a piece of land. John records his claim on Monday, but Jane records her claim on Tuesday. However, John had no knowledge of Jane's claim when he recorded his. In this case, John would have priority over Jane because he recorded his claim first and did not have any knowledge of Jane's claim.

Another example: Sarah and Tom both claim ownership of a house. Sarah records her claim on Monday, but Tom records his claim on Tuesday. However, Sarah had knowledge of Tom's claim before she recorded hers. In this case, Tom would have priority over Sarah because he recorded his claim first and Sarah had knowledge of his claim before she recorded hers.

These examples illustrate how the race-notice statute works in determining the priority of title to a property. It emphasizes the importance of recording a claim as soon as possible and not having any knowledge of prior unrecorded claims to have priority over other claimants.

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[] baddestbunny
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guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
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Oooooo me too
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omg is this good or bad
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Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
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also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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