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Benchmarks, iron spikes and wooden stakes are examples of? Metes Bounds Datums Monuments
Correct answer is 4 (monument is a natural or artificial marker that identified the intersection of imaginary boundary lines
Which of the following is FALSE regarding legal descriptions?
The metes and bounds legal description is characterized by the degrees
The rectangular survey is based on two sets of intersecting lines called principal meridian and base lines
The lot and block survey is used to record the subdivision of vacant land
Sections that are oversized or undersized are called correctional sections\
Correct answer- D (sections that are oversized or undersized are called fractional sections)
A check is an area of land that is 1 mile by 1 mile Miles by 6 miles 12 miles by 12 miles 24 miles by 24 miles
Correct answer D- a check is an area of land that is 24 miles by 24 miles
The smalled unit of land in the government survey is the Check Township Section Meridian
Answer is C- a section is the smallest unit which is 1 mile by 1 mile
Section number 1 will always be located in the
- NE corner of the township
- NE corner of the check
- SE corner of the township
- SW corner of the township
Correct answer A - section 1 will always be in the NE corner of the township
The section that is reserved for a school is section number 12 16 20 24
Correct answer - B section 16 is reserved for schools
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A mile is 5,280 linear feet
There are 43,650 square feet in one acre of land
The formula for computing square footage is : area = length x width
A section of land contains 640 acres
Correct answer B- there are 43,650 square feet in one acre of land. Read carefully, especially if you know you can reverse numbers, all other statements are true
8. The NW1/4 of the SW1/4 of NE1/4 contains. 5 acres 10 acres 40 acres 160 acres
Correct answer B. 640 divided by 4 divided by 4 dived by 4= 10 acres
- The SW1 of the SE1/4 of the NW1/4 and the S1/2 of the SE1/4 contains
1.25 acres
10 acres
80 acres
90 acres
Anser = D(4) 640 divided by 4 divided by 4 = 10 acres 640 divided by 2 divided by 4 = acres 80 acres + 10 acres = 90 acres
10> the bronze disk that is used to establish evelautions and altitudes above sea level is the .. Datam Benchmark Stake, Spike
Correct answer = (2) benchmark is as bronze disk that is used to establish elevations and altitudes above sea level
Correct answer = (2) benchmark is as bronze disk that is used to establish elevations and altitudes above sea level
Correct answer = (2) benchmark is as bronze disk that is used to establish elevations and altitudes above sea level
12> a spot survey would include the… Total square footage of the lot Location of the building on the lot Price paid for the property Previous owners of the property
Correct answer = (2) a spot survey would include the location of the buildings on the lot
13> the deed stated that the angle of the measurement was “south east for 45 degrees 7 min” this type of description would be found in .. Lot of a block survey Rectangular survey Metes and bounds survey Government survey
Correct answer= (3) degrees, minutes and seconds measure the angles in a metes and bounds survey..
14> in regard to legal descriptions, POB means Point of begining Point of boundary Point of building Point of benchmarks
Correct answer (1) in a metes and bounds survey there must be a point of beginning or POB, this is sometimes called a point of commencement
16> an agent is listing a vacant city lot. Which method of legal description would MOST LIKELY be found in the dead Metes and bounds Lot and block Goverment survey Rectangular survey
Correct answer (2) a lot and block survey is used to describe subdivisions and vacant city lots, it is also called a recorded plann because the lot and block number refer to a plat map filed in public records office
16. When listing which of the following properties would an agent most likely recommend a survey of the property? Listing a house in a subdivision Renting an apartment in a large complex Listing a farm that last sold in 1930 Leasing a retail space in a mll
answer= (3) if listing a farm that ladst sold in 1930, an agent should recommend a survey to determin the exact boundary lines
17> the deed that a buyer recieved at closing stated that the property contain 4.5 acres more or less (MOL) the agent recommended that the buyer have the property surveyed but the buyer refused the agent had the buyer sign a waiver stating that refusal. Six months after the closing, the buyer had the property surveyed and according to the survey it is a 3.97 acres. Which of the following would MOST likely occur in these circumstances?
The buyer would probably wiin the case if he sued the agent
The buyer would proly win the case if he sued the seller
The buyer should sue the seller and the agent
The buyer owns 3.98 acres of land
Correct answer= (4) the buyer signed the waiver and refused to have the property surveyed. So there would probably be no legal recourse against the seller or the agent. Whenever there is a mistake in a deed, the most current survey will prevail
18> a surveyor would calculate which of the following to compensate for the curvature of the earth? Sections lines Township lines Check lines Correction lines
Correct answer = (4) correction lines, correction lines are used to compensate for the curvature of the earth
19> a section of land is one mile by one mile. However, since the earth is no flat, the section sizes can vary. Oversized or undersized sections are called Adjusted sections Fractional sections Prescriptive sections Managed sections
Correct answer= (2) fractional sections. Oversized or undersized sections are called fractional sections
20> a developer owns 20 acres of land, he was required to set aside 36,000 square feet for road and sidewalks. If each lot measures 75’ X 100’ how many lots will he have? 108 111 112 116
Correct answer= (2) 111 20 acreews X 43,560 = 871,2000 square feet. 871,200 -36,000= 834<200 square fee. 75X 100 = 7,500 square feet for each lot. 834,200 divided by 7,500 = 111>2266 in this situation. The .2266 cannon be rounded up. There are 111 lots
Correct answer= (2) 111 20 acreews X 43,560 = 871,2000 square feet. 871,200 -36,000= 834<200 square fee. 75X 100 = 7,500 square feet for each lot. 834,200 divided by 7,500 = 111>2266 in this situation. The .2266 cannon be rounded up. There are 111 lots
Correct answer = (4) right of survivorship. The right of survivorship is a right found in the joint tenancy and tenancy by the entirety, but it is not part of the bundle of legal rights. The bundle of legal rights includes the right of possession, control, enjoyment, transfer, exclusion, and disposition (lease, sell, leave to someone in a will, gift etc)
22> emblements are classified as Real property/fructus industrials Real property/fructuss naturales, Personal property/fructus industrials Personal property/fructus naturales
Correct answer= (3) personal property/fuctus industriales. Emblements are annual crops that are classified as personal property of the person who grew them. Potatoes, tomoatotes, tovbacco and corn. They are also know as fructus industrialies, or fruits of industry ( work). Trees, grasses, and perennials that do not require annual planting are classified as real property. They are also classified as fructus naturales, or fruits of nature
