Legal Descriptions Flashcards
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Map and Plat Descriptions
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Also called Lot and Block description. A system of describing land in urbans
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Metes and Bounds descriptions
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The oldest form of legal description used in the United States
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Monuments
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Natural and man-made landmarks
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Plat Map
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A survey that shows the location and boundaries of individual properties, dedicated streets, parks, and so on
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Point of beginning
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Place where surveyor begins to describe the parcel in terms of the distance and direction from that point
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Rectangular Survey
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Also called Government survey. A system of land description developed by federal government
