9.4 Recorded Plat Method

9.4 Recorded Plat Method (Lot & Block System)

The recorded plat method is used for properties in subdivisions. Land is surveyed and divided into lots (and sometimes blocks), then mapped on a subdivision plat. The plat map is recorded in the county, and lot/block numbers become the legal description.

• Common for residential, commercial, and industrial subdivisions.
• Plat must comply with local standards and be officially recorded.
• The full legal description includes lot, block, subdivision name, section, township, county, and state.

Example: “Lot 7, Block 8 of the Panther Ridge, the Forest Subdivision of the SE 1/4 of Section 35, Township T28S, R19E of the Tallahassee Principal Meridian in Manatee County, Florida.”

Check-In Questions

• What does the recorded plat method use to describe property?
  Lot and block numbers from a subdivision plat map
  Only street addresses
  Metes and bounds only
  Township and range only
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  Correct Answer: Lot and block numbers from a subdivision plat map
• What must a recorded plat legal description include?
  Lot, block, subdivision, section, township, county, and state
  Just the street address
  Only the lot number
  Only the subdivision name
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  Correct Answer: Lot, block, subdivision, section, township, county, and state