Unit 5: Land Description Flashcards
What are the three legal descriptions of land?
- Metes and bounds
- Rectangular (government) survey
- Recorded plat
Metes and bounds descriptions have types of descriptors
Meters, degrees, feet, yards, point of beginning
Surveyers tape about 16 ft
Begins and ends at a POINT OF BEGINNING, commencing at
Rectangular (Government) Survey
System developed by US government locates parcel of land with grid system, based on meridians and ranges
How many acres are in one section (1mi x 1mi)
640 acres
What is a range?
A vertical row of townships (north and south)
What is a tier?
A horizontal row of townships (east and west)
How many sections are in a each township?
36 sections
How many square feet are in an acre
43,560 square feet
Recorded Plat are also called
a lot, block, subdivision
a plot is a map created by engineers and surveyors
What is a survey?
An assessment used to create or confirm a legal description
It is an onsite measurement of property lines and the location of houses, easements and encroachments
What are used to establish property boundaries?
Monuments
