Chapter 2

Question 1

Acre

Answer 1

A unit of measurement of land, it is equal to 43,560sq Ft

Question 2

Appurtenance

Answer 2

It is the right or improvement to the land which transfers to the new owner of the land is sold.

Question 3

Assessor’s parcel number

Answer 3

A unique number added by a local government to identify a specific property for tax purposes

Question 4

Base Line

Answer 4

A reference line used in line to establish the layout of property boundaries

Question 5

Bill of Sale

Answer 5

Is a legal document that records the transfer of ownership of personal property from one person to the other

Question 6

Contour line

Answer 6

Is a line on a map that connects all elevations

Question 7

Cul-de-Sac

Answer 7

Is a street or road that ends on a circular turnaround

Question 8

Datum

Answer 8

A point, line, or surface at which it serves as a base line for measuring the height and depth of the land vertically

Question 9

Emblements

Answer 9

Annual cultivation of crops, the tenants personal property

Question 10

Fixture

Answer 10

An object that was once personal property is attached to the land

Question 11

Flag Lot

Answer 11

Lot shaped like a flag, pole with flag

Question 12

Government Survey

Answer 12

System used to measure and divide land into specific plots using standardized methods

Question 13

Lot block tract

Answer 13

Provides the most simple and convenient method of land description when a tract of land is ready to be subdivided

Question 14

Meridian

Answer 14

Imaginary lines running north to south when mapping land

Question 15

Metes and Bounds

Answer 15

Is a method of describing land using physical features and measurements pipe, stone, tree, etc

Question 16

Allodial System

Answer 16

Land ownership in which individuals were given the right to land

Question 16

Monument

Answer 16

A permanent man-made monument at the corner of the property

Question 17

Chattel

Answer 17

Personal property that isn’t land or attached to land, can be from furniture to vehicles

Question 18

Common Law

Answer 18

Laws developed through court decisions and judicial ruling overtime, rather than written statutes

Question 19

Dominant Estate

Answer 19

The property that benefits from the easement

Question 20

Easement

Answer 20

The right or privilege one party has to use the land of another

Question 21

Easement Appurtenance

Answer 21

The right that lets someone use part of another persons property for a specific purpose

Question 22

Eminent Domain

Answer 22

The power of the government to take private property for public use, without owners consent. (must compensate)