Chapter 3 - Unit 2 Flashcards
Summary
Name some of the primary uses of legal descriptions of land.
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- Public recording
- Creating deeds and leases
- Creating mortgage documents
- Creating other legal documents
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Give a simple description of the metes and bounds method of description.
Starting at a point of beginning, it traces an enclosed space by following measured lines around an area and returning to the point of beginning.
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What are the main elements of the rectangular survey system?
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- Longitudes
- Latitudes,
- Township Grids
- Ranges
- Tiers
- Sections
- Fractions of Sections
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In the rectangular survey method, why is it necessary to have guide meridians, standard parallels and quadrangles?
The guide meridians, standard parallels and quadrangles limit the variance caused by the earth being round.
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Why is it necessary for a complete legal description to include the county and state?
Principal meridians and base parallels extend through more than one county and state. Naming the county and state in the description provides extra protection against misreading a description as applying to two different properties.
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Name the components of a description using the recorded plat method.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
- Lot number
- Block Identifier
- Subdivision name
- Section location
- Township
- County
- State
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Explain how a datum or benchmark is used to describe the elevation of a property in a legal description.
A datum or benchmark has an established elevation. A property description will state that the property is a number of feet above or below the datum or benchmark.
Summary
A legal description of real property is one which
accurately locates and identifies the boundaries of the subject parcel to a degree acceptable by courts of law in the state where the property is located.
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Accepted method of legal real property description - Metes and Bounds -
Identifies the boundaries of a parcel of real estate using reference points, distances and angles. The description always identifies an enclosed area by starting at and returning to the origination point (POB)
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The Rectangular Survey System -
It is inadequate as a method of legal description for irregular shapes. The full description has to include a metes and bounds or lot and block description.
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The single designated meridian for identifying townships in a geographical “jurisdiction.”
Principal Meridian
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Every 24 miles east and west of a principal meridian is a ________
guide meridian
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The designated line for identifying townships.
Base parallel
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Every 24 miles north and south of a base parallel is a c
correction line
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The 24-by-24-mile square created by the intersection of guide meridians and standard parallels is called a
check or quadrangle
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The north-south area between consecutive meridians is called a ____
range
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The east-west area between two parallels is called a
tier or township strip
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Individual townships are identified by their
tier and range identification taken together, with the tier designation named first
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The rectangular survey system divides a township into 36 squares called
Each side is ______ in length
The description proceeds from the _________
sections
1 mile
smallest unit to the largest.
Summary
How do you calculate the acreage of a parcel
- Multiply the denominators of the fractional descriptions together.
- Divide 640 by the resulting number
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How is the recorded plat method used
to describe properties in residential, commercial and industrial subdivisions
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In recorded plat method, tracts of land are subdivided into ______.
lots
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In a large subdivision, lots may be grouped together into ________
blocks
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The surveyor incorporates the survey data into a __________ or _________, which must comply with local surveying standards and ordinances.
plat of survey
subdivision plat map
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In recorded plat method, the description first presents the property’s _______, then the ________ and the _______.
- lot number or letter
- Block identifier
- Subdivision name
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To describe property located above or below the earth’s surface, a surveyor must know the property’s ________.
elevation
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Standard elevation reference points or ______, have been established throughout the country.
datums
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Surveyors have identified local elevation markers, or ____, to provide reference elevations for nearby properties.
benchmarks
