New section: Property Description Flashcards
A description of property with and “informal reference” such as a street address can be legally used with
Listings only
a Street Address is NOT a method for
Legal description of property
The method of legal description of property which uses a reference to a subdivision map is called
Description by recorded Plat.
Plats of real property which are used as “legal descriptions” are usually generated by the
Developer or Subdivider
In a description of property using a recorded plat, the largest unit of measurement in a subdivision is a
BLOCK
In a description of property using a recorded plat, the SMALLEST measurement in a subdivision is a
LOT
Any object used to identify a corner of a parcel of land is called a
Monument
A monument is
a visible marker, either a natural or artificial object, set by the government or surveyors, used to establish the lines and boundaries of a survey.
What is commonly referred to as a “survey is one type of
Metes and bounds description
A precisely identified location which serves as a reference point for starting a land survey is called a
permanent referencement marker
PRM
Permanent reference markers are placed using measures
latitude and longitude
Permanent reference markers are also referred to as
benchmarks
a Metes and bounds description always starts at a
Point of beginning
A valid metes and bounds description always ends at the
Point of beginning
The point of beginning is usually marked by a surveyor with an
Iron Pin
When the actual distance between monuments is different from the stated distance in a metes and bounds description, the distance which takes precedence is
the actual distance
The gov rectangular survey system is based on the use of ____ and ____
Principal meridians , base lines
**in the government rectangular survey system, the principal meridians are
longitude lines
** in the government rectangular survey system, base lines are
latitude lines
**each PM (principal meridian) in a government rectangular survey is intersected by
ONE base line
In a Government rectangular survey system, the largest unit of measurement is the
township
