Property Ownership

In Maine's metes and bounds legal description, 'metes' refers to:

ABoundary markers and monuments
BDistances and directions✓ Correct
CCorner points
DThe total acreage

Explanation

In a metes and bounds description, 'metes' refers to the measurements (distances and directions) of the boundary lines, while 'bounds' refers to the natural or artificial monuments (boundaries) that define the property.

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