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§ 5 — Recording of instruments; evidence of delivery

Massachusetts § 5
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIREAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Title ITITLE TO REAL PROPERTY
Ch. 183ALIENATION OF LAND

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 5 (2026).

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Section 5. The record of a deed, lease, power of attorney or other instrument, duly acknowledged or proved as provided in this chapter, and purporting to affect the title to land, shall be conclusive evidence of the delivery of such instrument, in favor of purchasers for value without notice claiming thereunder.

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