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I was doing some research on a home in New York state and on Zillow.com it says Legal description: 54.-1-8
What does this mean? How can I look these descriptions up?
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July 14 2007 - US

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That appears to be a tax map number. Go to your county's website and there should be a link to tax mapping, and that is the number of the parcel you are interested in. That's the first question that'll be asked by anyone at the county if you ask for any info such as back taxes, etc.,....what's the tax map number? And there you have it! Good luck! I am in NY so if I can help, feel free to contact me.
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Legally acceptable identification of Real Estate by one of the following: the government rectangular survey; metes and bounds; recorded Plat (lot and block number).
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In Hawaii, when we write the legal description of a property, we describe the lot size, location, zoning, all improvements (the structure), how many bedrooms, and baths and if there are attached or detached garage or other structures, or even a pool or spa. I also add in the language that legal description to follow in escrow.
The actual legal description, metes and bounds & recorded data follows when the title search is done and provided by the title company.
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