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17 Cards in this Set
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Topographic survey
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survey denoting lay of land, variations of elevation.
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Survey
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sets forth the legal description of property and a survey sketch which shows location and dimensions of parcel
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Plat Map
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1st step in subdividing land
done by surveyor or engineer placed in registry of deeds |
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reference to a recorded plat
lot & block |
3rd legal descript commonly used
uses lot &block numbers referred to as plat or subdivision placed in registry of deeds most common & worry free method of describing RE in urban area. |
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Section
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township squares subdivided into sections called halves = 320 ac & quarters = 160 ac
section = 1 sq mile = 640 acres acre = 43560 sq feet |
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township
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bolck 6 miles square divided into 36 sections 23'040 acres
1st section top right corner numbered from right to left, then like plowing a field, left to right then back right to left |
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township squares
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blocks created by vertical range lines and horizontal township lines form township squares = 1sq mile
basic unit of rectangular survey system |
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township Tiers
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lines running east/west paralell to base line and 6 miles apart called township lines' strips of land, strips between mile 6 & 12, formed by lines called TIERS
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Ranges
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land on either side of principal meridian lines divided into verticle N/S strios called RANGES. desiginated by consec # east or west of prin meridians
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Base Line
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govt survey system lines running East West
referenced by degrees of latitude |
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principal meridians
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govt survey system, run North/South referenced by latitude
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Govt, (Rectangular), (geodetic), survey system
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Established by Tom Jefferson 1785 to standardize land descriptions, divides land into rectangles
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Monuments
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fixed objects used to establish RE boundaries
can be natural objects; stones, large treet, streams, streets, highways and surveyors marks |
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calls
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gives distance & direction
linear & compass directions used in METES & BOUNDS land descriptions always begins w/ North South or Cardinal directions |
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point of beginning
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definitive point of beginning for metes & bounds measuring
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Metes & Bounds
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earliest form of legal description
shows boundaries of parcels where they meet starting at Point Of Beginning |
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Legal Description
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an exact way of describing RE in a contract, deed, mortgage or other document that will be accepted by a court of law
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