Under the shelter rule in recording acts, when does a grantee shelter a later grantee?

• A. When the grantor is protected by a recording act and records before the later grantee.
• B. When the grantor is unprotected by a recording act but the grantee records first.
• C. Only if the second deed is by gift, intestacy, or devise.
• D. Shelter does not apply in any modern recording acts.

Answer: (A)