Florida Real Estate Sales Associate Examination Content OutlineReal Estate Property and OwnershipMedium
A potential buyer is reviewing the legal description of a property and sees that it refers to 'Lot 17, Block B, of the Palm Lakes Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 45, Public Records of Lee County, Florida.' What type of legal description is being used for this property?
- ARectangular Survey System
- BLot and Block
- CGovernment Survey System
- DMetes and Bounds
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Lot and Block
The 'Lot and Block' (or Recorded Plat) system uses a subdivision plat map filed in the public records of the county. It identifies properties by referring to specific lot and block numbers within a named subdivision.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. The Rectangular Survey System (or Government Survey System) uses townships, ranges, sections, and meridians, not lot and block numbers.
- C. The Government Survey System is another name for the Rectangular Survey System, which uses townships and sections, not lot and block.
- D. Metes and bounds uses courses (directions) and distances (metes) and monuments (bounds) to describe a property, not lot and block numbers.
Lot and Block Legal Description
A method of legal description that identifies a parcel of land by reference to a lot and block number on a recorded subdivision plat (map).
- Used for properties within subdivisions.
- References a plat map filed in public records.
- Often includes the county and state where the plat is recorded.
Memory trick: LOTS of BLOCKS in the subdivision map.