The legal description is a formal record that clearly identifies a piece of real property, including details such as its dimensions and boundaries. This description can take various forms and is found on the property deed or sales contract. Example of a legal property description:
LOT 12, BLOCK 3, OF GREEN VALLEY SUBDIVISION, SECTION 2, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 45,
PAGE 178 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS.
If it’s not included in your contract or blueprints, you can usually locate it by visiting the County Appraisal District (CAD) website and using their “Property Search” feature (e.g., Travis CAD, Tarrant CAD, Harris CAD). You can also obtain it as part of the document preparation process through Texas Easy Lien.
Without the correct legal description, complications or delays may arise in the lien process, like inadvertently placing a lien on the wrong property.
The legal description is a record of the real property (piece of land) that contains information that clearly identifies it such as property dimensions and boundaries. This description can be written in a few different forms and will typically appear on sales contracts and the property deed.
If it is not printed in the contract or blueprints, it can be found in the “Property Search” section of each individual county.
Instructions on how to find the legal description of a property