

Should Lot 1 be split, we would number the newly-created parcel "0011". In subdivision "01", we begin numbering "001" for Lot 1 in Block 1, "002" for Lot 2 in Block 1, etc. The final three or four numbers tell us which parcel we are looking for. So, from the middle numbers, we know if we are looking for unplatted acreage, land in a subdivision, or a condo or co-op. The first condominium or co-operative to be recorded in a section is lettered "AA" the second is "AB", and so forth. So, if you have folio number 0212 00, you know you are looking at unplatted acreage in Section 12, Township 50 South, Range 42 East. The first subdivision to be recorded in the section is assigned number "01", and so forth. If the numbers are "00", it means you are looking for unplatted acreage. The next two numbers of the folio tell quite a bit about the property. Many computerized commercial real estate systems use the complete number, so if you were in a broker's office looking for a property, you might use the number "504212" to begin finding the same property on that system. If you know the first four numbers of the folio, you know within a square mile where the property is located.

So, a folio number beginning "0212" would describe land in Section 12, Township 50 South, Range 42 East. The first four digits of our folio numbers are the second digit of the township followed by the second digit of the range, and both digits of the section. Within each six mile square, are thirty-six "Sections", approximately one mile on a side, numbered 01 through 36. The Ranges in Broward County are East Ranges 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43. There are north-south "Range" lines every six miles, also beginning in Tallahassee. For example, the townships in Broward County are South Townships 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51. The State of Florida is divided into "Townships", which are east and west lines every six miles, beginning in Tallahassee, which is the zero township.

The county property appraiser assigns every parcel of land in the County a unique number called a "folio number". What is a Folio Number? What does it mean?
