Land Description

Question 1

Hawaii system of land description is:

A) Rectangular
B) Survey
C) Metes and Bounds
D) Geodetic survey

Answer 1

C) Metes and Bonds

Question 2

Where must you find a legal description?

A) Listing agreement
B) Closing statement
C) Deed
D) Lease

Answer 2

C) Deed

Question 3

In order for a buyer to be certain that the property he is purchasing has no encroachments, he should obtain

A) Purchaser’s policy of title insurance
B) Survey
C) Certificate of no defense
D) Warranty deed

Answer 3

B) Survey

Question 4

In connection with metes and bounds description, official markers on the property used to determine elevations are called:

A) Metes
B) Monuments
C) Benchmarks
D) Encroachments

Answer 4

C) Benchmarks

Question 5

The boundary lines of land, with their terminal points and angles are called:

A) Benchmarks
B) Geodetic survey points
C) Metes and bounds
D) Longitude and latitude

Answer 5

C) Metes and bounds

Question 6

Land Court property is legally described in a deed by:
I. A metes and bounds description
II. Lot number with reference to the map number and to the certificate of title under which the land is registered.

A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) Neither I nor II

Answer 6

B) II only

II. Lot number with reference to the map number and to the certificate of title under which the land is registered.

Question 7

The person most apt to use a Bench Mark in his profession would be:

A) Lawyer
B) Carpenter
C) General Contractor
D) Surveyor

Answer 7

D) Surveyor

Question 8

Which of the following can be natural to the environment?

A) Government surveys
B) Metes of survey
C) Old liens
D) Monuments

Answer 8

D) Monuments

Question 9

A subdivider of regular system land can sell each lot using which of the following legal descriptions?
I. Metes and bounds
II. Subdivision lot, parcel and recorded file plan number

A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) Neither I nor II

Answer 9

C) Both I and II

I. Metes and bounds
II. Subdivision lot, parcel and recorded file plan number

What he can’t do is sell by lot number without first recording his file plan

Question 10

Which of the following systems of land description gives a starting point and the direction and length of the lines to be run?

A) Monuments
B) Recorded plat
C) Courses and distances
D) Metes and bonds

Answer 10

D) Metes and bonds

Question 11

The act by which the quality and boundaries of a piece of land is ascertained, or the paper containing a statement of the course, distance and quantity of land is called a:

A) Title search
B) Title insurance
C) Survey
D) Abstract

Answer 11

C) Survey

Question 12

The land description described as N1/2 of the S/W 1/4 of the S/E 1/4 of Section 6 contains how many acres

A) 20
B) 32
C) 64
D) 16

Answer 12

A) 20

Can be obtained by multiplying denominators by each other, then dividing the answer into 640 (# of acres in a section); i.e.. 2X4=8X4=32. 640 divided by 32=20

Question 13

The correct order for a tax map key description on Oahu is:

A) Div 1/ zone/ plat/ parcel/ section
B) Div 2/ parcel/ zone/ section/ plat
C) Div 1/ zone/ section/ plat/parcel
D) Div 3/ zone/ section/ plat/ parcel

Answer 13

C) Div 1/ zone/ section/ plat/parcel

After the Division #, arrange in reverse alphabetical order.