Property Ownership
Mississippi real estate is described by which type of legal description for newly platted subdivisions?
AMetes and bounds
BLot and block (plat reference)✓ Correct
CGovernment rectangular survey
DInformal description by street address
Explanation
New subdivisions in Mississippi (and throughout the U.S.) are typically described using the lot and block system, which references the recorded subdivision plat by name and book/page number in the county records.
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