I can't say I keep up with all the laws in all the states - but can't say I ever heard of one that has a legal requirement for filing deeds, easements, etc. There certainly aren't any in New York, Texas, New Jersey, Vermont, Florida or Michigan.
Filing a deed protects the owner from document loss, and gives the government a heads-up where to send the tax bill.
Filing a deed also gives you some insurance that the deed is written properly - since County Clerks won't file them unless they are done correctly (correct language, notarized/witnessed signatures, etc.)
As far as I know - there is no legal requirement anywhere in the USA to file a deed - and it is still just as legally binding - if done correctly.
A legal deed must . . .
be in writing with proper legal description grantors and grantees must be named grantors and grantees must be competent must be signed by grantor and grantee must be accepted by the grantee
And going beyond non-filed papers, parties can have implied claims to property with nothing written anywhere - e.g. "easements by use", "adverse possession", etc.
I own two properties I bought 20 years ago and never filed the deeds and never paid a penny of taxes on them. All 100% legal and I can file my deeds whenever I want. The county doesn't care who pays the taxes as long as somebody does.
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