Escrow & Title
Under Alaska's recording acts, the 'race-notice' statute means that a subsequent purchaser prevails if they:
ARecord their deed first, regardless of notice
BRecord their deed first and purchase without actual or constructive notice of a prior claim✓ Correct
CGive notice to all prior claimants before recording
DPurchase at a lower price than the prior purchaser
Explanation
Alaska follows a race-notice recording statute. To prevail over a prior unrecorded interest, a subsequent purchaser must (1) record their instrument first AND (2) take without actual or constructive notice of the prior claim at the time of purchase.
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