Virginia Code 55.1-410: Priority of writings when admitted to record same day
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Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, when two or more writings pertaining to the same property are recorded in the same county or city on the same day and stamped with the identical time, the instrument number shall determine the writing that was first recorded. The instrument that was first recorded shall have priority with respect to the property in such county or city.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 55.1-410
- City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
Code 1919, § 5198; Code 1950, § 55-101; 1987, c. 104; 2019, c. 712.