Every conveyance of real property other than a lease for a term not exceeding one (1) year, is void as against any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee of the same property, or any part thereof, in good faith and for a valuable consideration, whose conveyance is first duly recorded.
Idaho Code § 55-812
Unrecorded conveyance void against subsequent purchasers
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Matter of Lewis (1982)
Most recently applied in Rainsdon v. Garcia (In re Garcia) (October 2011)
1863, p. 528, § 25; R.S., § 3001; reen
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