Montana Statutes
§ 70-21-304 — Conveyance Void As Against Other Conveyance Recorded First
Montana·Title 70 PROPERTY·Ch. 21 RECORDING TRANSFERS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY·Part 3 Effect of Recording
70-21-304 . Conveyance void as against other conveyance recorded first. Every conveyance of real property, other than a lease for a term not exceeding 1 year, is void against any subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer, including an assignee of a mortgage, lease, or other conditional estate, of the same property or any part thereof in good faith and for a valuable consideration whose conveyance is first duly recorded.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 260, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 1641, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4684, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6935, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1214; Based on Field Civ. C. Sec. 530; re-en. Sec. 6935, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 73-202.
Nearby Sections
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§ 70-21-101
Instrument Defined -- Abstract§ 70-21-102
Unrecorded Instruments Valid Between Parties§ 70-21-103
Unrecorded Deeds -- To Whom Belong§ 70-21-104
Removal Of Records Prohibited -- Exceptions§ 70-21-208
In What County To Be Recorded§ 70-21-209
When Instrument Considered Recorded§ 70-21-210
Clerk To Endorse Fee§ 70-21-211
Record Books To Be Separate