# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-17: Sec. 47-17. Records of documents as notice of equitable rights

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-17

## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-17
- **Heading:** Sec. 47-17. Records of documents as notice of equitable rights
- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Connecticut Code / Title 47 / Chapter 821 / Section 47-17

## Text

Unacknowledged lease for 15 years admissible to show that party was in possession claiming title. 1 D. 17. Recording of deed, defective in statute requisite, is not notice of its existence to third persons. 8 C. 549; 14 C. 135; 87 C. 369. Does not apply to personal property included in defectively witnessed mortgage of real estate. 102 C. 687. A claimed attorney's lien did not constitute “notice” under statute. 123 C. 374. Trust indenture held not a cloud on title. 125 C. 692.

Cited. 26 CA 203.

Essence of attorney's lien. 4 CS 505. A deed purporting to convey property is under a claim and color of right and equivalent to ouster of other claimants as to whom the grantor thereafter holds adversely. 15 CS 467.

## Nearby sections

- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-2 Sec. 47-2. Charitable uses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-2.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-3 Sec. 47-3. Estate given in fee tail.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-3.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-4 Sec. 47-4. Rule in Shelley's case, and collateral warranties, abolished.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-4.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-5 Sec. 47-5. Requirements re conveyances of land. Conveyance pursuant to power of attorney.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-5.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-5a Sec. 47-5a. Persons before whom acknowledgment may be made.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-5a.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-6 Sec. 47-6. Witnessing and acknowledgment of deeds of corporations and voluntary associations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-6.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-6a Sec. 47-6a. Foreign business trust authorized to purchase, hold, transmit, make mortgages on, acquire and convey interests in real estate; filing of trust declaration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-6a.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-6b Sec. 47-6b. Conveyances to nonprofit land-holding organizations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-6b.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-7 Sec. 47-7. Conveyances and releases executed outside this state. Exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-7.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-7a Sec. 47-7a. (Formerly Sec. 47-58a). Rights of aliens re real estate. Validation of real estate transfers to aliens.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-7a.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-10 Sec. 47-10. Conveyance to be recorded. Recorded conveyance not invalid or unenforceable if original documentation converted into digital or electronic form, lost or destroyed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-10.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-12a Sec. 47-12a. Affidavit of facts relating to title or interest in real estate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-12a.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-12b Sec. 47-12b. Unlawful restrictive covenants void. Affidavit or form re unlawful restrictive covenants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-12b.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-13 Sec. 47-13. Conveyance of property acquired prior to change of name.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-13.md)

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