Georgia closing guide
Georgia legal description review
The legal description identifies the real property being conveyed. In Georgia closing review, it must be consistent across vesting deed, draft deed, title packet, tax records, and recording documents.
What can go wrong
Common issues include stale descriptions, missing exhibit pages, parcel/address mismatch, lot/block errors, county mismatch, and descriptions copied from the wrong prior deed.
Why parcel data is not enough
Parcel and address data help locate the property, but the recorded legal description controls drafting and title review. The source instrument still matters.
How Cliros helps
Cliros pulls the legal description into the review packet and flags when the address, parcel, and deed-derived description need attorney verification.
Cliros workflow
Verify legal description source
Enter one Georgia address. Cliros assembles first-pass public-record research, draft closing documents, source citations, and a document vault for attorney review. You verify, decide, and sign.
Open a fileFAQ
Can the street address replace the legal description?
No. The address is useful for identification, but deeds rely on the legal description.
Should the new deed always copy the prior deed description?
Often, but the attorney should verify it is complete, current, and appropriate for the transaction.