Chapter 6: Legal Descriptions Flashcards
Base Line
The horizontal line that runs east and west through Tallahassee that is the starting point for all other horizontal lines north and south of Tallahassee
Benchmark
Survey mark made which is permanently fixed in the ground, showing the height of that point in relation to sea level
Check
A 24-mile square that is created when a guide meridian and a correction line intersect
Government Survey System
A method of describing land developed by the U.S. government using surveying lines. The entire state of Florida is mapped out in a large checkerboard
Legal Description
A method of geographically identifying a parcel of land, which is acceptable in a court of law
Lot and Block
A common type of legal description used for single-family properties located in subdivisions (recorded plat maps)
Metes and Bounds
The most accurate method to legally describe both regular and irregular shaped parcels of real estate and is based on distances (metes) and directions (bounds); also known as the “surveyor’s system”
Monument
An object used to establish boundaries (both natural and man-made)
Point of Beginning
The reference point that is the starting place for all metes and bounds legal descriptions
Principal Meridian
The north and south line that runs through Tallahassee and is the starting place for all other meridian lines that help measure distances east and west throughout Florida
Section
A one-mile square found within a township
Township
A six-mile square area that is created when two six-mile wide bands called townships (tiers) and ranges intersect.
Range
A vertical strip of land six miles wide that runs north and south and help determine distances east and west across Florida
Range Line
The vertical lines six miles apart that border a range
Township or Tier
The horizontal strip of land six miles wide that runs east and west and helps determine distances north and south across Florida
