Real Estate Term:Plat

A plat is a map, drawn to scale, showing how a piece of land is divided. Township plats were created by General Land Office surveyors to show the distance and bearing between survey corners, and sometimes topographic or vegetation information. City, town or village plats are divided into lots with streets and alleys, usually for the purpose of selling the described lots; this is known as subdivision. After a plat is filed, legal descriptions can refer to lot numbers rather than portions of sections. Plats can also legally dedicate land for road and other rights-of-way.

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