Property Ownership
New Hampshire uses which system to describe land for legal purposes?
ARectangular (government) survey system exclusively
BMetes and bounds, lot-and-block, and rectangular survey
CMetes and bounds and lot-and-block most commonly✓ Correct
DThe Public Land Survey System only
Explanation
New Hampshire, like most New England states, primarily uses metes and bounds descriptions (based on courses and distances) and lot-and-block (recorded plat) descriptions. The rectangular survey system is rarely used in NH.
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