Property Ownership
A Texas property described as 'Lot 5, Block 3, Sunny Acres Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 42, Page 18 of the Plat Records of Travis County' is using which type of legal description?
AMetes and bounds
BRectangular survey
CLot and block (recorded plat)✓ Correct
DAssessor's parcel number
Explanation
The lot and block system (also called recorded plat description) references the recorded subdivision plat maps. It is the most common system used in Texas urban and suburban areas.
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