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.
D.C. Code § 42-406
First recorded deed preferred
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1268, ch. 854, § 500
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.