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.”
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Lot and Block
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