chapter 9

Question 1

what is three basic methods can be used to describe real estate?

Answer 1

1. metes and bounds
2. rectangular (or gov.) survey
3. lot and block (recorded plat)

Question 2

what is metes and bounds?

Answer 2

is the oldest legal decryption
metes means distance and bounds means compass direction or angles.
this relies on a property physical features to determine the boundaries and measurements of the parcel point of beginning

Question 3

what is monument for point of beginning under meters and bounds?

Answer 3

are fixed object used to identify POB, the end of boundary segments or location of intersecting boundaries

Question 4

what is does IL for describing real estate?

Answer 4

IL meter and boundary are used when describing irregular tracts, portions of a recorder lot, or fraction of sections. such description always incorporate the rectangular survey method nd refer to section, township, range and principal meridian of the land.

Question 5

what is rectangular (government ) survey system?

Answer 5

this was based on the two sets interaction lines principal meridian and base lines.

Question 6

what is a principal meridian?

Answer 6

line that run north and south

Question 7

what is base lines?

Answer 7

lines that run east and west

Question 8

how many principal meridian line in the US?

Answer 8

37

Question 9

how many meridians actually run through IL?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

where is the second principal meridian located?

Answer 10

Indiana

Question 11

What is township tires?

Answer 11

lines running east and west parallel to the base line and six miles apart, are referred to as township lines. they form strips of land called township tiers

Question 12

what are ranges?

Answer 12

the land on either side of principal meridian is divided into mile wide strips by line running north and south, parallel to the meridian

Question 13

what are township squares?

Answer 13

when the horizontal township line and the vertical range line intersect. they form squares. these township squares are the basic unit of the rectangular survey system

Question 14

what are townships?

Answer 14

are six miles square and contain 36 square mile (23,040)

Question 15

what is sections?

Answer 15

each township contains 36 sections. each section is one square mile or 640 acres. Section are numbered 1 through 36. 1 is always in the northeast or upper right corner. the numbering proceeds right to left, beginning the upper right corner. it continues as winding river to 36.

Question 16

what is section 16?

Answer 16

section is for schools

Question 17

what is lot and block system?

Answer 17

their method of legal description is the lot and block (recorded plat) system. the is system uses lot and block number referred to in plat map filed in the public records of the county where the land is located. the lot and block system is often used to description property in subdivision and urban areas.

Question 18

where is lot and block system is used in IL?

Answer 18

in subdivisions are the predominate method of describing developing land in this state.

Question 19

what is IL Plat act?

Answer 19

when an owner divides a parcel of land into two or more parts, any of which is less then five acres, the parts must be surveyed and a plat surveyed and and a plat of subdivision recorded.

Question 20

What is the exception for IL Plat Act?

Answer 20

an exception to this would be the division of lost or block of an acre in recorded subdivision that does not involve creation of any new street or easements of access. when a conveyance is made, the county recorder an affidavit that an exception is made

Question 21

Who is licensed surveyor?

Answer 21

is trained and authorized to locate and determine the legal description of any parcel of land. the surveyor does this preparing two documents: survey and a survey sketch.

Question 22

what is a survey?

Answer 22

it state the property level description

Question 23

what is a survey sketch?

Answer 23

it shows the location and dimension of the parcel. when a survey also shows the location, size, and shape of building on the lot. is referred as spot survey

Question 24

what is datum?

Answer 24

is point or surface which elevations are measured or indicated