Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

When is property transferred via a new deed completed; upon my signing and notarizing of the deed or upon the new deed being recorded.


Asked on 2/03/14, 8:38 pm

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Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

Legally, neither. A deed does not transfer property until it has been "delivered." Delivery is a legal term that signifies that the property has been conveyed. Recordation is not the same as delivery, but it does create a rebuttable presumption that the deed was delivered.

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Answered on 2/04/14, 7:12 am


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