Escrow & Title
In Mississippi, when a deed is recorded in the county chancery clerk's office, this creates:
AActual notice only to parties who read the deed
BConstructive notice to the entire world — all subsequent purchasers and lienors are deemed to know the deed was recorded✓ Correct
CNotice only to adjacent property owners
DNotice only to the original grantor
Explanation
Recording a deed in Mississippi's public records (county chancery clerk's office) creates constructive notice — the legal presumption that all subsequent purchasers and encumbrancers know of the recorded instrument, whether or not they actually searched the records.
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