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Race statute

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A quick definition of Race statute:

A race statute is a law that says whoever records their claim to a property first gets to keep it, even if they knew someone else had a claim before them but didn't record it. This is different from a notice statute or a race-notice statute.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A type of recording act that gives priority of ownership to the party who records their claim first, even if they were aware of an earlier unrecorded claim on the same property. This means that the first person to record their claim will have legal ownership of the property, regardless of any prior claims.

Example: Let's say that John and Jane both claim ownership of a piece of land. John knew that Jane had previously claimed the land, but he quickly recorded his claim with the county recorder's office before Jane had a chance to do so. Under a race statute, John would be considered the legal owner of the land, even though he was aware of Jane's prior claim.

Explanation: This example illustrates how a race statute works in practice. Even though John knew about Jane's prior claim, he was able to gain legal ownership of the land simply by recording his claim first. This is because a race statute prioritizes the first recorded claim over any prior claims, regardless of whether the party was aware of them or not.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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Nice! @Macaque
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
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Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
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??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
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No idea
windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
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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