The Affidavit should be recorded in the conveyance records in every parish where the decedent owned immovable property.1 Affidavits should be recorded immediately so that the heirs will get notice of any adverse actions (e.g., code enforcement or tax sales) by the local parish governments. Certified copies of the Affidavit can be used as presumptive proof by any third party that the property has been transferred to the named heirs.2