{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-183-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 5","heading":"Recording of instruments; evidence of delivery","body":"Section 5. The record of a deed, lease, power of attorney or other instrument, duly acknowledged or proved as provided in this chapter, and purporting to affect the title to land, shall be conclusive evidence of the delivery of such instrument, in favor of purchasers for value without notice claiming thereunder.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 183"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter183/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:22Z","sha256":"3d743a1c4f729f38f7e45aca230f8b8361823bcbaa31d3cfb2794ac092be0651","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-183-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-183-5a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}