Property Ownership

Wisconsin's Recording Act is a race-notice statute, meaning that to be protected, a subsequent purchaser must:

ARecord first regardless of knowledge of prior interests
BRecord first AND be without notice of prior unrecorded interests✓ Correct
CPay fair market value for the property
DObtain title insurance before recording

Explanation

Under Wisconsin's race-notice recording statute, a subsequent purchaser is protected only if they record first AND had no actual or constructive notice of prior unrecorded interests at the time of purchase.

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