Chapter 4 - Legal Description of Land Flashcards
What are the three methods of describing real estate?
- Metes and Bounds
- Rectangular (or governement survey)
- Lot and Block (recorded plat)
The primary lines used for describing land which run North and South are called ______.
Principal Meridians
Metes
Distance from one place to another
Bounds
Change in direction
POB
Point of beginning (used in Metes-and-Bounds method)
The east and west lines used for describing land in the rectangular method are ______.
Base lines
Which two principal meridians run through Illinois?
3 and 4
Which three principal meridians are used to describe land in Illinois?
2, 3, and 4
Where is the 2nd principal meridian located?
In Indiana
Lines running east and west, parallel to the base line and six miles apart are called _____.
Township lines
The 6 mile wide strips of land formed by township lines are called _____.
Township tiers
Lines running north and south, parallel to the principal meridians and six miles apart are called _____.
Range lines
The 6 mile wide strips of land formed by range lines are called _____.
Ranges
The square spaces formed by intersecting range and township lines are called _____.
Townships (or township squares)
How much space does a township represent?
36 square miles, 6 miles square
The longer the description, the smaller the land
FACT
How often are correction lines used?
Every 24 miles (every 4th township line)
Which measures are used for valuing residential property?
LxW
Which measures are used for valuing commercial property?
Front-side width
1 Mile = X Feet
5,280 Feet
1 Square Mile = X Acres
640 Acres
1 acre = X Square feet
43,560 Square feet
1 Square yard = X Square feet
9 Square feet
One section is equal to…
1 Square mile, 640 Acres
One township is equal to…
36 Square miles, 6 Miles square
Fractional sections
Undersized or versized sections
When is the ‘lot and block system’ typically used?
When describing property in subdivisions
Illinois Plat Act
When any parcel of land is divided into parts less than 5 acres, the parts must be surveyed and play of subdivision recorded.
Elevations
Used to measure the legal descriptions of air rights and comdominium apartments.
Datum
Point, line, or surface from which elevations are measured
The general datum plane used by Illinois surveyors is the _____.
USGS datum
