Entering Legal Description

How you enter a Legal Description depends on the county in which you Run a Property Search. See:

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You can enter legal descriptions to run Combination, Property, and Tax searches. When typing legal descriptions you can search:
- Consecutive and non-consecutive units, lots, or blocks:
- To separate non-consecutive lots (such as 1,5,9) use a comma (,) with no spaces.
- To separate consecutive lots (such as 1:9) use a colon (:), not a dash. Thru-lots must be greater than the from-lots. You can use alpha characters if they are in the same from- and thru- position (such as A1:A4).
- You can use combinations of consecutive and non-consecutive ranges (1,5:9,11). If you use a combination of alpha and numeric characters:
- Such as A1:C1 in your thru range, you will create searches A1, B1, and C1.
- Such as A1:C5 in your thru range, you will create 15 searches: A1 thru A5, B1 thru B5, and C1 thru C5.
You can also use of a combination of thru units and thru lots.
- In counties that allow special characters in legal fields, you can also use special characters in a thru range. For example, typing A-1:A-3 requests A-1, A-2, and A-3.
- Consecutive and non-consecutive tax parcels within the same Book and Page:
- To separate non-consecutive parcels (such as 1,5,9) use a comma (,) with no spaces.
- To separate consecutive parcels (such as 1:9) use a colon (:), not a dash. Thru-lots must be greater than the from-lots.
- Use combinations of consecutive and non-consecutive ranges (1,5:9,11).
Furthermore:
- Entering multiple lot numbers yields multiple chains.
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You can Auto-Increment Order Numbers when entering multiple lot numbers by Choosing Create New Order for Each Legal Combination when Running Property Searches.
- TitlePoint validates "major" and "minor" legal values you type into the legal description fields, and displays Subdivision/Plat Name and Property Notes (when available) for TitlePoint Plant counties. See Validating Legals and Displaying Subdivision/Plat Name and Special Instructions.
- Fields with an asterisk are required.
- When searching Sectional Land, you can optionally click to provide a visual representation of the quadrants as an aid for searching.
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You can enter legal descriptions to run Combination and Property Searches.

When typing legal descriptions you first choose the legal description type, and then type the legal description into some or all of the available fields. Use the From Lot and To Lot options to search ranges of properties.

Specifically when searching Section Land, you can optionally click:
- Add More next to the Quarter field to add additional quarters to include in your search.
- to provide a visual representation of the quadrants as an aid for searching.
Click to display hints about how to enter legal description attributes.