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.

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

Sept. 21, 2022, D.C. Law 24-178, § 3(a)

Feb. 23, 2023, D.C. Law 24-236, § 3(b)

References in Text

Sections 42-121 to 42-123, referred to in this section, were repealed March 6, 1991, by § 12(a) of D.C. Law 8-205.

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 45-501.

1981 Ed., § 45-801.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 42-2002.

Cross References

Recording instrument by one who has no color of title, penalties, see § 22-1402.

Horizontal property regimes, record defined, see § 42-2002.