Chapter 10: Legal Descriptions Flashcards
Property Description Methods
List the 3 methods used to legally describe property.
- Surveyor’s method
- Government survey method
- Lot and block method
Property Description Methods
Which method of property description is known as the metes and bounds method, is the oldest method of land description, and the most accurate?
Surveyor’s method
Property Description Methods
What are the measurements and references used in the surveyor’s method of land description?
Metes = measurements of distance
Bounds = compass direction to property boundaries
Monuments = fixed objects used to establish boundaries; the initial reference point; metal or concrete found set in the ground
Point of beginning = the edge of the property
Property Description Methods
The government survey method was developed in 1785 for what purpose?
The westward expansion of the US
Property Description Methods
Where does the government survey method begin in Florida?
The Tallahassee Principal Meridian (north/south line) and the Tallahassee Baseline (east/west line)
Township
What are the characteristics of a township?
Six miles square,
Contains 36 square miles and 36 sections
Township
What are Correction lines?
Lines drawn every 24 miles north and south of the Tallahassee Baseline
Township
What are Guide meridians?
Lines drawn every 24 miles east and west of Tallahassee Principal Meridian
Township
Why are Guide lines and Correction lines used?
To correct for the variation caused by the curvature of the earth that would otherwise cause the lines to converge.
Township
What is the magic number when calculating acreage?
640
Property Description Methods
Which property description method is also known as the plat method and what is it used to identify?
Lot and block; used to identify small parcels of property in subdivided areas and cities
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN)
What is an assessor’s parcel number?
A number assigned to a parcel of real property by the county property assessor to uniquely identify that property within the jurisdiction
Common Area Measurements
What are the common area measurements?
1 acre = 43,560 sq ft
1 section = 640 acres
1 township = 6 miles square, contains 36 sq miles, and 36 section
