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| A detailed way of describing a parcel of land for documents such as deeds and mortgages that will be accepted in a court of law. |
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| The process by which boundaries are measured by calculating the dimensions and area to determine the exact location of a piece of land. |
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| What are the three methods used to describe real estate? |
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1. Metes and bounds
2. Rectangular (or government) Survey
3. Log and block (recorded plat) |
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| Oldest form of measurement. Metes means to measure, and bounds means linear directions. |
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| Metes and bounds description starts at a designated place on the parcel. It is also the point at which the description ends. |
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| Fixed objects used to identify the POB, all corners of the parcel or ends of boundary segments, and the location of intersecting boundaries. |
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| Rectangular Survey System |
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| Sometimes called the "government survey system" divides land into rectangles. Based on principal meridians and base lines. |
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| Lines running east and west parallel to the base line. |
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| Lines that run north and south of the principal meridian. |
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| When the horizontal township lines and the vertical range lines intersect, they form these squares that are the basic units of the rectangular survey system. Measures 6 miles by 6 miles or 36 square miles. |
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| Division of a township. Each township contains 36 sections (1 mile by 1 mile or 640 acres with 43, 560 square feet) |
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| Section 16 in the township |
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| Lot and Block (recorded plat) method |
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| Uses lot and block numbers referred to in a plat map filed in the public records of the county where the land is located. |
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| States a property's legal description. |
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| Shows the location and dimensions of the parcel. |
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| Shows the location, size, and shape of buildings on the lot. |
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| Owner may subdivide the air space above the land. Air lots are composed of the airspace within specific boundaries located over a parcel of land. |
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| A point, line, or surface from which elevations are measured or indicated. |
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