Ch5: Legal Descriptions Flashcards
1
Q
Legal Description
A
method for describing land, req. for sales contracts
2
Q
Metes & Bounds
A
uses distance, compass direction/angles, and monuments @ POB
3
Q
Point of Beginning
A
starting point for metes & bounds
4
Q
Rectangular Survey System
A
based on 2 sets of intersecting lines: Principal Meridian & Base Lines
5
Q
Principal Meridian
A
running north & south
6
Q
Townships
A
running east & west
7
Q
Base Lines
A
running east & west
8
Q
Ranges
A
land on either side of Principal Meridian divided into 6 mile wide strips
9
Q
Township Square
A
intersections of township & range lines- grid
10
Q
Sections
A
1 township square= 36 sections= 640 acres
11
Q
Lot & Block System
A
recorded plat
