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a metes and bounds legal description a. is used to define areas omitted from recorded subdivision plats b. can be made only in areas excluded from the rectangular survey system c. must commence and finish at the same identifiable point d. is not acceptable in court in most jurisdictions |
c. must commence and finish at the same identifiable point.
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the method of describing land by degrees, feet and monuments is known as the a. rectangular survey system b. angular system c. lots and blocks system d. metes and bounds system |
d. metes and bounds system
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the best way to ensure that there are no encroachemnts and to verify the boundaries of a parcel of land is to a get a property survey. b. personally inspect the propert c. locate the monuments d. verify the benchmarks |
a. get a property survey
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how many lots, each measuring 72.5 feet wide by 100 feet deep, could be made from a acre parcel of land a. 12 b. 14 c. 6 d. 7 |
a. 12
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a lot with a depth of 80 feet and an area of 4800 sq ft was sold for $350 per front foot. what was the total sales price? a. 21,000. b. 31,800 c. 28,000 d. 35,000 |
a. 21,000
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a farmer owns the W1/2 of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of a section. the adjoining property can be purchased for $300 per acre. owning all of the NW1/4 of the section would cost the farmer a. 42,000 b 12,000 c 48,000 d 6,000 |
a. 42,000
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which statement is TRUE regarding property description a. metes and bounds descriptions are most likely t have errors so are uses as a last resort by surveyors b. the use of the street address with a reference to a recorded plat description is a very acceptable legal description used in listing a residential property located in a subdivision c. government rectangular survey method is most commonly found in the original 13 colonies. d. street address is an adequate legal description for a sales contract. |
b. the use of the street address with a reference to a recorded plat description is a very acceptable legal description used in listing a residential property located in a subdivision
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which of the following terms is not associated with the rectangular survey method a. township b monument c section d range |
b. monument
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all of the following are true about a metes and bounds legal description EXCEPT a. the POB must be identifiable landmark of monument b. the final call must return to the POB c. it will have a series of calls in relationship to monuments d. it is only used in states west of the Mississippi river |
d. it is only used in states west of the Mississippi river
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which statement is TRUE regarding surveys a. a topographical survey shows the location of improvements on the parcel b. encroachments are discovered and disclosed by a survey c. a locational survey shows the lay of the land or elevations d. title insurance excludes many title defects from coverage if no property survey was completed |
d. title insurance excludes many title defects from coverage if no property survey was completed
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