District of Columbia Statutes
§ 42-401 — Effective date of deeds; exception.
District of Columbia § 42-401
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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
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-1001
“Power” defined.§ 42-1002
General power.§ 42-1003
Special power.§ 42-1004
Beneficial power.§ 42-1009
Right of grantor to reserve power.§ 42-1011
General powers in trust.§ 42-1012
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