Deeds making reference to a tax map are acceptable for recording with the county clerk's office.
However, such a method for describing property is subject to inaccuracies and, therefore, is not a preferred method. Informal Opinion County Attorney No. Your deputy has also asked whether property owners other than the county may file deeds using the tax map identification. Her inquiry states that the county clerk currently accepts tax deeds containing tax map identification numbers from the county, but requires all other parties to file either a metes and bounds or a map description. We conclude that although deeds making reference to a tax map are generally acceptable for recording by anyone, such a method of describing the property is not always accurate, and, in our view, is not a preferred method.