Property Ownership
Under the Virginia Land Records system, if two deeds from the same grantor to different grantees are in conflict, which grantee prevails?
AThe first grantee always prevails
BThe first to record, provided they had no notice of the prior conveyance✓ Correct
CThe grantee who paid the higher price
DThe grantee who lives closer to the property
Explanation
Virginia is a 'race-notice' state. A subsequent grantee who records first and had no notice of a prior unrecorded conveyance takes priority over the first grantee who failed to record.
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