Property Ownership
In NJ, the legal description of a property in a deed using metes and bounds begins at a point called:
AThe apex
BThe point of beginning (POB)✓ Correct
CThe benchmark
DThe meridian
Explanation
A metes-and-bounds legal description starts at the 'point of beginning' (POB), then describes the boundaries by direction and distance (metes) and fixed monuments (bounds), returning to the POB.
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