Chap 10 Flashcards
3 methods used to survey a property
Surveyors method
Lot & Block
Government Surveyor method
The 3 methods used to survey a property
Surveyors method
Lots and Block
Government Surveyors method
The surveyors method is also called
Metes and bounds
The oldest method of land description and the most accurate type of legal description is
The Surveyors Method
Measurements of distance such as inches , feet , yards and miles are called
Metes
Also known as benchmarks these are fixed objects used to establish boundaries
Monuments
This survey begins by giving directions from the monument to the edge of the property this is called
POB
Point of beginning
The government survey method was developed in
1785
The government survey method is also called
The rectangular method
In Florida the government survey method begins in
Tallahassee
What method was florida surveyed using
Government surveyors method
The state is subdivided into squares called
Townships
A township is how many miles square and contains how many square miles
6
36
The intersection of guide meridians and correction lines forms a 24 mile square called a
Check
A fixed object used to establish boundaries are called
Monuments
Metes are measurements of distance
Inches
Inches
Feet
Yards
The plat method is also called
Lots & Block
A township is how many miles
6
A monument is also called a
Benchmark
The plat method is also called
Lots & Block
The plat method is also called
Lots & Block
Compassion directions to property bounds are also called
Bounds
Metes & Bounds are also called
The surveyors method
This is used to identify a parcel location on the screen of the earth without duplication
Legal Description
If a metes & bounds description returns exactly to the original starting point it is called a
Closing
How many square feet in an acre
43560
How many feet in a mile
5280
How many acres in a section
640
The area of a land running north & south formed by 2 meridians is called
Range
In Florida the rectangular survey system of property identification begins at a point in
Tallahassee
A APN means a
Accessors Parcel number
One acre contains how many square feet
43560
One section contains how many acres
640
The plat method is also called the
Lots & Block method
One mile is how many feet
5280
One acre that is the perfect measurement measures
208.710
208.710
Properties located in subdivided areas are usually described using the what method
PLAT
Who should prepare a legal description
LAND SURVEYOR
How many square feet are in one acre
43560
Which description contains a property description by lot And block number
Recorded plat
Which term refers to the area between a baseline and a line running parallel to it
Tier
What is the main North/South line used in the government survey
Principal Meridian
How many acres in a section
640
The distance between meridians
6 miles
This deed is the best protection to the grantee and the most common type of deed
General warranty deed
This deed is for someone who died intestate
Personal representative deed
3 ways to cure a defect title
Quitclaim deed…
Suit to quiet title…
Marketable record title to real property act
The most common easement in gross is
Utility easement
This easement involves the right of access by one party onto a parcel of real estate owned by another party
Easement in gross
