---
title: "List recorded instruments and the dates printed on them"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/review-title-and-encumbrances-for-a-commercial-purchase-or-lease/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A10-T1-R4-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Property & Leasing"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List recorded instruments and the dates printed on them

> One row per instrument in the search. Columns are the instrument name, the parties printed, and the recording date printed. Leave a blank where a search the lawyer asked for is missing.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/review-title-and-encumbrances-for-a-commercial-purchase-or-lease/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial Property & Leasing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | One row per instrument in the search. Columns are the instrument name, the parties printed, and the recording date printed. Leave a blank where a search the lawyer asked for is missing. Do not say which party has priority and do not say title is clear. |
| What the lawyer must review | California Civil Code § 1214 makes a conveyance of real property, or an estate for years other than a lease for a term not exceeding one year, void against a subsequent purchaser or mortgagee of the same property in good faith and for a valuable consideration whose conveyance is first duly recorded, and against a judgment affecting title, unless the conveyance was recorded before the record of notice of action. California Civil Code § 1624(a)(3) still requires a subscribed writing for a sale or for a lease longer than one year. You decide priority. This is California only. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Review title and encumbrances for a commercial purchase or lease](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/review-title-and-encumbrances-for-a-commercial-purchase-or-lease.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: One row per instrument in the search. Columns are the instrument name, the parties printed, and the recording date printed. Leave a blank where a search the lawyer asked for is missing. Do not say which party has priority and do not say title is clear.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A lease for a term not exceeding one year is outside the sentence in section 1214.
- Do not apply this section outside California. No other recording act was opened.

## Sources

- [California Civil Code § 1214, priority of an unrecorded conveyance](https://california.public.law/codes/ca_civ_code_section_1214) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Civil Code § 1624, statute of frauds](https://california.public.law/codes/ca_civ_code_section_1624) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*