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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2442"
article_number: "2442"
status: active
heading: "Recordation of sale of immovable to affect third persons"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title VII › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109483"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Acts 2005, No. 169, §2, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2025, No. 488, §1."
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  - act_year: 1993
    act_number: 841
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1995-01-01
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  - act_year: 2005
    act_number: 169
    section: 2
    effective_date: 2006-07-01
    role: amendment
  - act_year: 2025
    act_number: 488
    section: 1
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# Art. 2442. Recordation of sale of immovable to affect third persons

The parties to an act of sale or promise of sale of immovable property are bound from the time that the act is made, but such an act is not effective against third persons until it is filed for registry according to the laws of registry.