District of Columbia Statutes

§ 42-401 — Effective date of deeds; exception.

District of Columbia § 42-401
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 42Real Property.
Ch. 4Deed Effective and Recordation Dates.

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D.C. Code § 42-401 (2026).

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Any 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 §§ 42-602 and 42-306 , and Chapter 12A of Title 1 , and delivered to the person in whose favor the same is executed shall be held to take effect from the date of the delivery; except, that as to creditors and subsequent bona fide purchasers and mortgagees without notice of said deed, and others interested in the property, it shall only take effect from the time of its delivery to the Recorder of Deeds for record.

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Legislative History

Apr. 29, 1878, 20 Stat. 39, ch. 69; Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1268, ch. 854, § 499; June 30, 1902, 32 Stat. 531, ch. 1329

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