Every unrecorded voluntary deed or conveyance of land made by any person shall be void as against subsequent bona fide purchasers for value without notice of such voluntary deed or conveyance; provided, however, that, if the voluntary deed or conveyance is recorded in accordance with Code Section 44-2-1, it shall have priority over subsequent deeds or conveyances to the described land.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2588; Code 1868, § 2590; Code 1873, § 2632; Code 1882, § 2632; Civil Code 1895, § 3530; Civil Code 1910, § 4110; Code 1933, § 96-205; Ga. L. 1943, p. 400, § 1; Code 1933, § 29-401.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 475, § 1.
Law reviews.
For annual survey of real property law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 395 (2004).
For article, “Eleventh Circuit Survey: January 1, 2008 — December 31, 2008: Article: Trial Practice and Procedure,” see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 1313 (2009).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Recordation and Registration of Deeds and Other Instruments
Part 1 - Recording of Deeds and Other Real Property Transactions
§ 44-2-3. Voluntary Deeds or Conveyances of Land; Effect of Recording
§ 44-2-5. Recording Execution and Deed After Sheriff’s Sale
§ 44-2-7. Recording of Surrender or Satisfaction of Bond for Title
§ 44-2-8. Recording of Options to Purchase Land and Assignments of Such Options; Effect as Notice
§ 44-2-9. Recording Leases, Usufructs, and Assignments Thereof; Effect as Notice
§ 44-2-10. Recording Deeds and Bills of Sale to Personalty; Effect as Notice
§ 44-2-12. Rerecording Lost or Destroyed Deeds and Other Instruments; Validity
§ 44-2-14. Requirements for Recordation
§ 44-2-15. Officers Authorized to Attest Registrable Instruments
§ 44-2-16. Effect of Acknowledgment Subsequent to Execution
§ 44-2-18. Recording Deed Upon Affidavit of Subscribing Witness; Effect of Substantial Compliance
§ 44-2-19. Recording Deed on Affidavit of Third Person
§ 44-2-22. Legal Effect of Good Record Title for 40 Years
§ 44-2-24. Withdrawal of Affidavit of Forgery Upon Loss of Deed by Affiant
§ 44-2-25. Recording Techniques; Copies of Plats
§ 44-2-26. Recording of Plat or Copy of Plat — When and Where Authorized; Duty of Clerk
§ 44-2-27. Recording of Plat — When Deemed Recorded
§ 44-2-28. Recording of Plat or Copy of Plat — Incorporation by Reference