Does the legal description match the parcel you signed a contract for? Unfortunately, no wrong doing was done if you signed an agreement to purchase a parcel of land, and that parcel alone is what was ran in the title search and deeded into your name. A lot of properties have empty lots that sit next to the parcel containing the home, especially in rural areas. The side lot may or may not have been purchased on the same deed by your seller, but unless your contract outlines both to be included in the sale, there really wouldn't be any legal action to take place, other than reconvening with the seller and having them sign a corrective deed to add the empty lot. That said, should someone at some point in the process have looked at the deed of record and noticed two legal descriptions/parcels and asked questions on why the second isn't being convened? Absolutely. But if this is the case, you shouldn't have any legal responsibility to pay tax on land you do not own, so for that reason, you have a claim to make with the state department.
