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Laws of Puerto Rico
TITLE THIRTY Mortgage Law and RegulationsSubtitle 4 Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General ProvisionsChapter 111. Form and Effect of Registration
Subchapter I. Registration Procedure
§ 2256. Registered titles, effectiveness for third parties; two or more registrations of same property, determination of preference

P.R. Laws tit. 30, § 2256

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§ 2256. Registered titles, effectiveness for third parties; two or more registrations of same property, determination of preference

Registered titles shall become effective for third parties from the date of their registration. For all intents and purposes, the registration date, including the determination of the term needed for cancellation of entries, must appear in the registration itself.

In order to determine preference between two or more registrations of the same property, attention shall be given to the date, hour and presentation number of the respective titles in the Registry.

History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 53.