Legal Description & Exhibit.
Deeds, easements and dedications all depend on words and drawings that describe land precisely. We write legal descriptions and prepare the matching plat exhibits so the documents you record actually describe the land you intend, without gaps, overlaps or ambiguity.
Who typically needs this
- Attorneys and title officers preparing documents for recording
- Utilities and agencies acquiring easements or dedications
- Owners granting access, utility or maintenance easements
- Landlords and tenants defining lease areas
Common situations
- A new easement needs to be recorded across a parcel
- A street or trail dedication is required as a condition of approval
- An old deed description no longer closes and must be rewritten
What KEG does
- 01Review the record and survey data behind the area to be described
- 02Write the metes-and-bounds or reference description
- 03Draft the plat exhibit that pictures the description
- 04Check closure and consistency against the record
What you receive
- Legal description prepared for the recording document
- Plat exhibit sized for the document set
- Digital files for the attorney, title company or agency
Most jobs are completed in 1–2 weeks. Scope, schedule and price are confirmed with you before fieldwork begins.
What affects cost
- Complexity of the geometry being described
- Quality of the underlying survey data and record
- Number of descriptions in the package
What affects timing
- Whether fieldwork is required or the record is sufficient
- Review cycles with the attorney or agency
Legal Description & Exhibit questions
Can you write a description from an old deed without a survey?
Sometimes, if the record is clean. But when the record is ambiguous or conflicts with the ground, fieldwork is the only way to produce a description that will hold up.