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Real Property • Conveyances
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Legal Definition
A wild deed is a recorded deed outside the chain of title, and does not provide adequate constructive notice.
Plain English Explanation
A "wild deed" is a deed that is improperly recorded, which makes it almost as useless to the public as if it had not been recorded at all. In other words, the whole purpose of Recording Acts is to try to make it easier and more efficient for the public to figure out who owns what, and whether a piece of property has previously been conveyed. Thus, a wild deed is a deed that wouldn't show up during a normal search of the records and.
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