Chapter 8 "Legal Descriptions"

Question 1

Three basic methods are used to describe real estate in United States.

Answer 1

1. Metes and bounds
2. Rectangular (government) survey
3. Recorded subdivision plat

Question 2

Metes and Bounds

Answer 2

distance, direction, and boundaries. Measured from starting point to point (place) of beginning (POB) for a particular parcel.

Question 3

Rectangular (Government) Survey

Answer 3

based on sets of two intersecting lines: principal meridians (north and south) and base lines (east and west).

Question 4

Recorded Subdivision Plat

Answer 4

by lot and block number

Question 5

Acre of land

Answer 5

43,560 square feet

Question 6

Township and Sections

Answer 6

Contains 36 sections, each section is one square mile, or 640 acres, with 43,560 square feet in each acre.

Question 7

Which methods are used to describe Texas properties?

Answer 7

metes and bounds or by recorded subdivision plat

Question 8

Survey Sketch

Answer 8

shows the location and dimensions of a parcel

Question 9

Improvement Survey

Answer 9

shows the location, size, and shape of improvements located on the lot

Question 10

U.S. Geological Survey “Datum”

Answer 10

A point, line, or surface from which elevations are measured or indicated. Used in description of an air lot.

Question 11

(Units of Land Measurements) vera

Answer 11

331/3 inches (by Texas statute)

Question 12

Air Lot

Answer 12

A portion of airspace within specific boundaries located over a parcel of land