{"data":{"id":"us-mt/70-21-304","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"70-21-304","heading":"Conveyance void as against other conveyance recorded first.","body":"Every conveyance of real property, other than a lease for a term not exceeding 1 year, is void against any subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer, including an assignee of a mortgage, lease, or other conditional estate, of the same property or any part thereof in good faith and for a valuable consideration whose conveyance is first duly recorded.","path":["TITLE 70. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 21. RECORDING TRANSFERS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY","Part 3. Effect of Recording"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0210/part_0030/section_0040/0700-0210-0030-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:40Z","sha256":"6761db7ed10f4ead02c39e24e55940918c0387492a6c1a3e764e1e14d61b390b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/70-21-303","next":"us-mt/70-21-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}