Legal Descriptions and Deeds Flashcards
Unit 19, Page 351
Ways to describe real estate land.
-Metes and Bounds
-Rectangular Survey System or Government survey
-Reference to a plat
Another name for a map.
Plat
Which land description type uses monuments to establish boundaries?
Metes and Bounds
What are monuments?
Fixed objects used to establish real estate boundaries in a Metes and Bounds description.
Which land description type is not used by the 13 original colonies?
Rectangular Survey System
What are the measurements of a township?
Townships are a six-mile-square. They are 36 square miles.
How are townships broken up?
Into 36 one-square-mile squares, which is further divided into quarters.
How many acres are in one square mile?
640 acres.
How many feet are in one acre?
43,560
How are plats marked?
With block and lot numbers.
What is a datum?
A point, line or surface from which elevations are measured or indicated. It is defined by the United States Geological Survey as the mean sea level at New York harbor.
What are benchmarks?
Permanent reference points used locally to help surveyors.
A point, line or surface from which elevations are measured or indicated. It is defined by the United States Geological Survey as the mean sea level at New York harbor.
A datum
Permanent reference points used locally to help surveyors.
Benchmarks
What is a deed?
A written instrument by which an owner of real estate intentionally conveys his or her right, title or interest in a parcel of real estate.
A written instrument by which an owner of real estate intentionally conveys his or her right, title or interest in a parcel of real estate.
Deed.
Types of Deeds
-Full covenant and warranty deed
-Bargain and sale deed with covenants against the grantor’s acts
-Bargain and sale deed
-Quitclaim deed
Declaration made by a person who is signing a document before a notary public or authorized public officer.
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement
Declaration made by a person who is signing a document before a notary public or authorized public officer.
What must happen before a transfer of title can take effect?
Delivery and acceptance of the deed.
Person who locates land and makes a legal description.
A surveyor
Who must sign a deed in order for it to be valid?
Grantor
