Pick up an old property deed in Alabama. There’s a good chance it reads something like this: “Beginning at an iron pin on the north side of Old Mill Road, then running North 45 degrees East 200 feet to a large white oak tree…” That’s metes and bounds. And it still controls where your property begins and ends. Metes and bounds is a land description system that uses directions, distances and physical landmarks to define property boundaries. It’s one of the oldest systems in use and still legally binding across much of the eastern United States. Developers who don’t … Continue reading →