Escrow & Title
Missouri's 'race-notice' recording statute means that a subsequent buyer wins over a prior unrecorded claim if the subsequent buyer:
AMerely records first regardless of knowledge
BRecords first AND has no notice of the prior claim✓ Correct
COnly records within 30 days
DPays above market price
Explanation
Missouri follows a race-notice recording statute: a subsequent purchaser for value who records first AND takes without notice of a prior unrecorded interest will prevail over the prior claimant.
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