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Chapter 1
Legal Descriptions of Real Estate
Question | Answer |
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3 types of Legal description | -lot , block, and subdivisions -metes and bounds -government rectangular survey |
Lot, block, and subdivisions | -makes reference to an approved and recorded plat map for the subdivision -most common method -ex.) green meadows unit 9 plat book 91 page 61 254 block 6 |
Metes and bounds | lst cmmn mthd,rlies on mnmnts as mrkrs n dstncs btn pnts,prprty dscibd by strtng at a dsgntd plac on th prcl-th pint of the bgnnng (POB),Prceeds around the properties boundaries following the description given, starts and close with the point of beginning |
description if metes and bounds | Cmmncng at th ntrsctn of the west ln of "Apple Valley Rd" n th nrth ln of Edsn Ln; thnc wst 200 ft alng the nrth ln of Edisn Ln; thnc nrth 15%east 2 th cntr thrd of Blu Rdg Lk, bng 175 ft mr or lss;thnc easterly lng th cntrln of sd lk 2 its ntrsctn wth th |
Government Rectangular Survey System | based on Principal Meridians and Base Lines (37 in U.S) -forms imaginary lines vertically parallel to the Principal Meridians called Range Lines, and -lines horizontally parallel to the Base line called Township Lines -Each strip of land is 6 miles ap |
Description of government rectangular survey dystem | The s 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 15, Township 14 North, Range 4 Awest of the 6th Principal Meridian |
property decription not included |