Property Ownership
A Nebraska property deed is signed and delivered to the buyer. The buyer does not record the deed. The buyer's title is:
AInvalid — recording is required for valid title
BValid between the parties but potentially subject to claims of subsequent purchasers for value✓ Correct
CValid against everyone
DVoidable by the seller
Explanation
An unrecorded deed is valid between grantor and grantee, but under Nebraska's race-notice recording act, a subsequent good faith purchaser for value who records first can defeat the prior unrecorded interest.
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