California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 2 — Property, Part 4 — Acquisition of Property, Title 4 — Transfer, Chapter 5 — Unlawful Transfers, Section 1227

Every instrument, other than a will, affecting an estate in real property, including every charge upon real property, or upon its rents or profits, made with intent to defraud prior or subsequent purchasers thereof, or incumbrancers thereon, is void as against every purchaser or incumbrancer, for value, of the same property, or the rents or profits thereof.

Notes

Bars an instrument, other than a will, that affects a real-property estate, charge, rents, or profits and is made with intent to defraud earlier or later purchasers or encumbrancers from being effective against a purchaser or encumbrancer for value of that property, rents, or profits.

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