Escrow & Title
A buyer who takes title without knowledge of a prior unrecorded deed has what type of protection under Alabama's recording statutes?
ANo protection — prior deeds always prevail
BProtection as a bona fide purchaser for value if they record first✓ Correct
CProtection only if they also obtained title insurance
DProtection only if the prior deed was more than 10 years old
Explanation
Alabama follows a race-notice recording statute. A subsequent bona fide purchaser for value who records their deed first, without notice of a prior unrecorded claim, takes priority over the prior unrecorded interest.
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