PROPERTY IN GENERAL
CHAPTER 8
RECORDING TRANSFERS
55-812. Unrecorded conveyance void against subsequent purchasers. Every conveyance of real property other than a lease for a term not exceeding one (1) year, is void as against any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee of the same property, or any part thereof, in good faith and for a valuable consideration, whose conveyance is first duly recorded.