The property you own was more than likely conveyed to you in the form of a deed. In that deed there is a reference to a Legal Description.  

A legal description takes many forms depending on the way you purchased your property. Some examples of a Legal Description are:

• Recorded Subdivision (sometimes referred to as Lot & Block)

Lot 25 of Block 17, Our Imaginary Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 23 of the records on file in Sunny Florida County, State of Florida

• Metes and Bounds

Beginning at a Concrete Monument at the Southeast Corner of Section 25, Township 27 South, Range 45 West; thence run N 89º 23’ 41” W a distance of 1,320.00 feet to a point; thence run N 00º 13’ 10” E a distance of 1,320.00 feet to a point; (etc.)

• Aliquot Parts (sometimes referred to as metes and bounds, but it’s really not)

The Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 27 South, Range 45 West; (etc.)

Your legal description might seem confusing; however, the methods that are practiced to write descriptions have been in use for hundreds of years. The important thing to remember is that your legal description is intended to describe one unique parcel of land out of millions of parcels of land.

We have included some files that will provide more details, including a land section breakdown and a narrative that will provide additional details about procuring a survey and what to expect during the process.

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Sectional Subdivision Reference	The Survey Process