What is the exam-ready answer?
| Official syllabus topic | Lot and Block Legal Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Official PSI area | Property Ownership |
| Published area weight | 10% of the 100-question national portion |
| Exam portion | National salesperson portion |
| Source edition | PSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin dated July 1, 2026 |
The Rule
PSI publishes the weight for the complete content area, not a fixed question count for this lesson. Learn the rule well enough to apply it when PSI changes names, numbers, or parties in a new scenario.
The lesson
These ideas work together. On the exam, the wrong answers usually describe a nearby concept, so learn where each one stops.
Recorded plat
A surveyor creates a subdivision map showing lots, blocks, streets, easements, and dimensions. Recording makes the referenced map available in the land records.
Description parts
A complete reference usually names the lot, block if used, subdivision, plat book and page or equivalent recording data, county, and state.
What the plat controls
The deed can remain short because the recorded map shows the parcel geometry. Easements and common areas may also appear on the plat.
When to recognize it
Words such as lot, block, subdivision, plat book, map page, or recorded plat signal this method.
Decision rule
Georgia-specific distinction
Worked example
Scenario. A deed describes Lot 14, Block B, Pine Ridge Subdivision, according to Plat Book 22, Page 81, county records.
Reason it through. The deed identifies the parcel by reference to the recorded subdivision map where its boundaries are shown.
Answer. This is a lot-and-block description.
Common exam traps
- Confusing a tax map with the recorded plat
- Omitting the subdivision or recording reference
- Treating a builder's model number as a lot
- Assuming the plat proves current title
Original practice questions with detailed explanations
These questions were written for instruction and mapped to the current outline. They are not copied from PSI or any live examination. Choose an answer before opening the explanation.
Question 1A deed describes "Lot 14, Block B, Pine Ridge Subdivision, according to Plat Book 22, Page 81." Where are the lot's boundary dimensions found?
- A. The county tax map
- B. The deed's granting clause
- C. The builder's sales brochure
- D. The recorded subdivision plat
Show answer and explanation →
Answer: D. The recorded subdivision plat
In a lot-and-block description the deed incorporates the recorded plat, and the plat shows the lot's boundaries and dimensions. A tax map is an assessment tool, not the recorded plat the deed refers to, which makes it the plausible wrong choice.
Question 2Which deed phrase shows that the property is described by lot and block?
- A. Beginning at an iron pin on the north line of Elm Road
- B. Lot 7, Block C, Oak Hills, per Plat Book 18, Page 44
- C. The SW 1/4 of Section 9, Township 2 North, Range 3 East
- D. Thence North 30 degrees East a distance of 150 feet
Show answer and explanation →
Answer: B. Lot 7, Block C, Oak Hills, per Plat Book 18, Page 44
Lot, block, subdivision name, and a plat book and page reference are the signals of lot and block. An iron pin and a bearing with a distance belong to metes and bounds, and section, township, and range belong to the government survey.
Question 3A plat recorded in 2004 shows Lot 9 in the Brookhaven subdivision. What does that plat establish?
- A. Who owns Lot 9 today
- B. That Lot 9 is free of liens
- C. Lot 9's boundaries and dimensions
- D. Lot 9's current market value
Show answer and explanation →
Answer: C. Lot 9's boundaries and dimensions
A plat describes the land: lots, blocks, streets, easements, and dimensions. It does not show who owns the lot now or whether liens exist, because the chain of title and current records answer those questions.
Ready to move on?
You are ready for the next lesson when all of these are true.
- Explain Lot and Block Legal Descriptions in one clear answer without notes.
- Separate Recorded plat from Description parts using a fresh example.
- Apply the decision rule to a new fact pattern and name the fact that controls the result.
- State the Georgia-specific point or explain why the national rule applies unchanged.
- Answer every practice question and explain the rule each rejected option misapplies.
- Revisit this topic later in mixed practice without category labels.
Recommended next lesson
Continue with Government Survey System. Next, the government survey covers the third description system on the PSI outline, built on townships, ranges, and 640-acre sections; Georgia deeds rarely use it, but the exam still asks you to work out fractional sections.
Return to the Property Ownership hub to see every official branch and the complete lesson sequence for this content area.