LTGC Colorado Title Practice Test

Recording priority is about which instrument is filed first. In Colorado, the first deed that is recorded generally takes precedence over later transfers, even if the later instrument is a quit claim. So if the deed to the person or entity named San Francisco was recorded before the quit claim was filed, that earlier recorded deed would control the transfer of title. The later quit claim simply conveys whatever interest the grantor had, but it cannot override a prior recorded deed. Therefore, the February 1, 1977 deed would convey the real property to the new purchaser, since it was recorded first. The other options don’t fit the principle that recording order governs priority, and a new deed isn’t required to establish a valid transfer beyond the existing recorded priority.