Land description

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A Land description consists of the written words which delineate a specific piece of real property. Also known as a "Legal Description", land descriptions within the United States can generally be classified as one of five basic types:

• Metes and bounds
• "Bounded By" description
• An aliquot part of the US Public Land Survey System
• Lot and Block survey system or lot shown on a similar subdivision map
• A strip description

In the written transfer of real property, it is universally required that the instrument of conveyance (deed) include a written description of the property.