Laws, Regulations & Annotations

C

220.0000 CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP

Annotation 220.0135

220.0135 Date of Change. An unrecorded grant deed conveying title to real property is valid and is presumed to transfer the full fee interest in the property. The requirements for a valid deed are a grantor, a grantee, a writing and subscription, delivery, and acceptance. Recordation is not essential to the validity of a deed. The date of change in ownership resulting from a transfer effected by an unrecorded deed is the date of delivery of the deed. C 12/11/1997.