What is a legal description?
A legal description uniquely describes a parcel of land without ambiguity. The most common legal description references lots and/or blocks within an existing subdivision number. There are also descriptions by metes and bounds, which describe in prose the geometry of a parcel’s perimeter. When a parcel lies within a platted subdivision, the legal description is usually short, because the lots described are represented by specific dimensions and boundaries on the subdivision plat. A metes and bounds description can be very lengthy and may contain bearings and distances for each line, with descriptive geometry for each curve and references to adjacent land.
You can quickly and easily prepare a HOMESTEAD DECLARATION using the . In doing so, you will need to enter the address and legal description of the property which you wish to declare as your homestead. While you will certainly know your address, the legal description is a bit more complicated. You can find the legal description of your property on the deed to your house. You should be able to find your deed in the stack of papers you were given when you first bought your house. If you can’t find your deed, you can obtain a copy from the county recorder’s office. The legal description of a single family residence looks something like this: “THE WEST 50 FEET OF THE NORTH 140 FEET OF THE EAST 60 FEET OF LOT 13 OF TRACT NO. 9999, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 100, PAGE 00 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY” The legal description of a condominium looks something like this: “A CONDOMINIUM COMPOSED OF: A) AN UNDIVIDED 1/23RD INTEREST IN AND TO LOT 1 OF TRACT NO. 41183,
