Chapter 4 - Legal Descriptions Flashcards
How many linear feet of fence are needed along 1.5 miles of roadway?
7,920
A metes-and-bounds legal description …
must commence and finish at the same identifiable point
How many lots, each measuring 72.5 feet wide by 100 feet deep, could be made from a two-acre parcel of land?
12
A lot with a depth of 80 feet and an area of 4,800 square feet was sold for $350 per front foot. What was the total sale price?
-$21,000
A recorded subdivision plat is used in the …
lot and block system
A land survey would BEST be described as a
a legal description of the land
The method of describing land by degrees, feet, and monuments is known as the …
metes-and-bounds system
Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure that there are no encroachments and to verify the boundaries of a parcel of land?
- Write a legal description
- Get a spot survey
- Find the monuments
- Verify the benchmarks
Get a spot survey
The owner has a large parcel of land surveyed into lots and streets and files a subdivision plat. Each lot can be legally described using which of the following
- Street Address
- Government Survey
- Compass Directional Method
- Lots and Blocks Method
Lots and Blocks Method
