California Civil Code 1214
Current as of January 20, 2022 | Updated by California Business Lawyer & Corporate Lawyer
California Code, Civil Code – CIV § 1214
§ 1214. Unrecorded conveyance void as to subsequent purchaser or mortgagee
Every conveyance of real property or an estate for years therein, other than a lease for a term not exceeding one year, is void as against any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee of the same property, or any part thereof, in good faith and for a valuable consideration, whose conveyance is first duly recorded, and as against any judgment affecting the title, unless the conveyance shall have been duly recorded prior to the record of notice of action.