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14 Cards in this Set
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Legal Description |
A description of a specific parcel of real estate complete enough for an independent surveyor to locate and identify it. |
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Survey |
The process by which boundaries are measured and land areas are determined; the on-site measurement of lot lines, dimensions, and position of a house on a lot, including the determination of any existing encroachments or easements. |
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Point Of Beginning (POB) |
In a metes-and-bounds legal description, the starting point of the survey, situated in one corner of the parcel; all metes-and-bounds descriptions must follow the boundaries of the parcel back to the point of beginning. |
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Monuments |
Fixed natural or artificial objects used to establish real estate boundaries for a metes-and-bounds description. |
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Lot-and-block (recorded Plat) Description |
A method of describing real property that identifies a parcel of land by reference to lot and block numbers within a subdivision, as specified on a recorded subdivision plat. |
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Plat Map |
A map of a town, section, or subdivision indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties. |
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Rectangular Survey System |
A system established in 1785 by the federal government, providing for surveying and describing land by reference to principal meridians and base lines. |
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Principal Meridians |
The main imaginary line running north and south and crossing a base line at a definite point, used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description. |
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Base Lines |
The main imaginary line running east and west and crossing a principal meridian at a definite point, used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description. |
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Townships |
The principal unit of the rectangular (government) survey system. A township is a square with six-mile sides and an area of 36 square miles. |
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Sections |
A portion of township under the rectangular (government) survey system. A township is divided into 36 sections, numbered 1 through 36. A section is a square with mile-long sides and an area of one square mile, or 640 acres. |
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Air Lots |
A designated airspace over a piece of land. An air lot, like surface property, may be transferred. |
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Datum |
A horizontal plane from which heights and depths are measured. |
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Benchmarks |
A permanent reference mark or point established for use by surveyors in measuring differences in elevation. |
