When 2 or more deeds of the same property are made to bona fide purchasers for value without notice, the deed or deeds which are first recorded according to law shall be preferred.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1268, ch. 854, § 500.)
1981 Ed., § 45-802.
1973 Ed., § 45-502.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 4 - Deed Effective and Recordation Dates
§ 42–401. Effective date of deeds; exception
§ 42–402. Defective grants recorded before April 27, 1994
§ 42–404. Failures in formal requisites of an instrument
§ 42–405. Notice of address and name change
§ 42–406. First recorded deed preferred
§ 42–407. Instrument not properly executed or acknowledged not recordable
§ 42–408. Record of conveyance by infant or infant trustee as evidence