Escrow & Title
Indiana's race-notice recording system incentivizes:
ADelaying recording until disputes are resolved
BPrompt recording after purchase to protect the grantee's priority against subsequent purchasers and lienholders✓ Correct
CRecording only when required by a lender
DRecording only after the mortgage is paid
Explanation
Since Indiana's race-notice statute protects the first to record (without notice of a prior claim), purchasers and lienholders are incentivized to record promptly after closing to establish their priority.
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