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A Tallahassee real estate agent discovers that a property's legal description in the MLS differs from the description in the deed. The MLS shows a street address while the deed contains a proper metes and bounds description. What should the agent do?

Correct Answer

B) Use the deed description and correct the MLS listing

The deed contains the legally valid description and the MLS listing should be corrected to match. Street addresses are not acceptable legal descriptions for real estate transactions in Florida, while properly recorded metes and bounds descriptions in deeds are legally binding.

Answer Options
A
Use the MLS description since it's more current
B
Use the deed description and correct the MLS listing
C
Use whichever description is shorter
D
Create a new description combining both

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