Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

The Los Angeles County Tax Assessor and First American Title both carry "Tract #16672 Lot 75" as your legal description, but arguably, that is abbreviated. You may want to check the deed that vested the property in the current record title owner, to get a full legal description.

Typically, the full legal would look something like this, "Lot 75 of Tract #16672, as recorded in map #, the book of maps, in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County." None of the public records reference the map number, so you are going to have to look at prior deeds.

Contact a title company in Los Angeles county and ask them to email or fax you a copy of the "vesting deed" for the property. They might look it up for you without charge, but most likely will charge you ~$25. It is helpful if you can provide, as well as the address, the Assessor's Parcel Number and name of owner, which appears on the property tax bill.