How To View Your Plat
Many property legal descriptions are described as a particular lot number on a Plat. A recorded Plat is not a survey. The Plat will show your land dimensions, but will not show your house or other improvements located on your lot. All properties do not have recorded plats. However, for those that are described by referring to a recorded Plat, fortunately Maryland makes it easy to access that Plat. Below we take you through the process.
Step 1) Figure out what the Plat recording reference is for your property. Locate your deed in your records. Read the legal description in your deed for the plat reference.
Step 2) If you cannot locate your deed, then start at the SDAT website. Select your County and click “Street Address”. Then enter the number and street name. Be careful not to enter the street name suffix (Road, Street, Avenue, etc.) Click on the Search button. Locate your plat reference on the SDAT page. On the right side of the page, approximately one third of the way down is your plat reference.
Step 3) Once you have your plat reference, head over to the www.plats.net website. Choose your county by clicking on it. On the county page, you will see a list of a few links. You want to click on the link entitled "Your County, Land Survey, Subdivision and Condominium Plats". Then just follow the fields and links from there.