Legal Descriptions Flashcards
According to the metes and bounds system Primary direction is…
Due north or Due south
A complex legal description that is used to define location, size, shape of a specific plot of land.
Metes and Bounds System
Degrees of deviation (secondary direction)
How far we deviate from Dude north or Due south
1 YARD =
3 FEET
1 SQUARE YARD=
9 SQUARE FEET
1 ACRE=
43,560 SQUARE FEET
1 MILE =
5,280 FEET
1 SECTION =
640 ACRES
Length X Width =
AREA
AREA ➗LENGTH
WIDTH
AREA
WIDTH T LEGNTH
T MATH
SQUARE FEET CALCULATION
Convert yards to feet then multiply length by width
WIDTH CALCULATION
Square feet divided by length
CUBIC FEET CALCULATION
Length X Width X Depth
Cubic Feet ➗ 27 Cubic Feet = Cubic Yards
LINEAR FEET
The total length in feet around the perimeter
Ex: a 20’ X 30’ (x2) Garden will take 100 linear feet of fencing
FRONT FEET
The portion of the lot that faces the street. And measurement, the feet is always the first number. ( 65’ X 150’ lot; 65’ frontage.)
SQUARE MILE=
640 ACRES
Builders acre
And informal unit of measurement, usually 40,000 ft.² (not a legal acre)
Pins
Rods driven into the ground to help mark property boundaries
Lot and block system
A type of legal description used for platted property. (The description only states the properties lot number and block number in a particular subdivision.)
1 Cubic yard =
27 cubic feet
1 Rod =
16 1/2 feet
