4 Property Description

Question 1

What are 3 methods of legal description?

Answer 1

1. Metes and bounds
2. Government rectangular survey
3. Plat (lot and block)

Question 2

What method of legal description is used in NC?

Answer 2

Metes and bounds

Question 3

A POB (point of beginning) and monuments are used on what type of legal description?

Answer 3

Metes and bounds

Question 4

What type of legal description is used in subdivisions?

Answer 4

Reference to a recorded plat.

Question 5

What are the 2 breakdowns of a Govt rectangular survey?

Answer 5

1. Townships (6 sq miles)

2. Sections (640 acres)

Question 6

What is the primary legal description used in states other than original 13 colonies?

Answer 6

Govt. rectangular survey

Question 7

How to calculate square footage of a square and/or rectangle?

Answer 7

Length x width

Question 8

How to calculate square footage of a triangle?

Answer 8

Base x height/2

Question 9

How many square feet in an acre?

Answer 9

43,560 sq ft

Question 10

How to calculate square yards (for carpet)?

Answer 10

Length x width / 9

Question 11

Range lines are used in what type of legal description?

Answer 11

Govt. Rectangular survey

Question 12

How far apart are range lines?

Answer 12

6 miles apart