Section 5: Unit 1 Legal Description Purpose And Methodology Flashcards
Legal description
Description of the land that specifies the boundaries and location of a piece of real property; shown in deeds
Survey
A professional on site measurement of a property’s lot lines and dimensions including location of any improvements
Order of priority for legal description
Plot reference, metes and bounds, government survey
Legal description of condo
Includes reference to unit number, condo name, plat map, page and number
Rectangular government survey system
Public land survey system (PLSS);divide land into townships that are 6x6 miles square for a total of 36 square miles or 23,040 acres
Townships
Subdivided into 36 one mile square or or 640 acre sections
Principal meridian
North south line that runs through the initial point for which townships are surveyed at; range lines
Base line
An east west line from which all measurements originate established by surveyors, township lines
Lot and block
One of the parts to legal description; play reference system that describes land by reference, plat, or lot and block
Metes
Direction and distance of a line forming the boundary of a property
Bounds
Physical features that defines boundaries of the land; tree, creek,
Three methods of land description
Metes and bounds, lot and block, and rectangular government survey system
Metes and bounds
Describes property boundaries using precise location, distances, and compass directions
What prompts surveys?
Subdivided, combined, transfer,and modified property
Steps to read a land survey
Read land transfer and title and insurance policy on development plat, review survey legend, scale ratio, surveyors certification, land survey plat
What do surveyors use to measure elevations?
Vertical datums and benchmarks
Vertical datum’s
Surveyors use this to measure elevations, point from which elevations are measured
