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Florida Real Estate
Chapter 10
29
Real Estate & Planning
Not Applicable
06/05/2005

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base lines
Definition
imaginary lines running East & West
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check (dimensions)
Definition
24 miles x 24 miles (largest measure)
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government survey system
Definition
land description, used for subdividing land utilizing surveying lines
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legal description
Definition
a series of boundary lines on the earth's surface
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lot & block
Definition
a type of legal description for land
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metes & bounds
Definition
legal description that identifies a property by specifying the shape and boundary dimensions-
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monument
Definition
man-made or nature object used to establish boundaries of land
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point of beginning (POB)
Definition
starting (and ending) place in a land survey
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principle meridians
Definition
imaginary lines running North & South
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range
Definition
a vertical strip of land six miles wide-
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section
Definition
1-mile x 1-mile tract of land containing 640 acres
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township
Definition
6-mile x 6-mile tract of land containing 36 sections
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tier
Definition
east-west row of townships
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Where does a metes-and-bounds description start?
Definition
point of beginning (POB)
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mete
Definition
distance
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bound
Definition
direction
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acre
Definition
43,560 sq.ft.
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meets
Definition
refers to distance
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bounds
Definition
reversed to direction
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permanent monument
Definition
and permanent reference point for surveying
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primary reference line
Definition
a straight line connecting north and south
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guide meridians
Definition
to compensate for the earth's curvature guide meridians are drawn every 24 miles east and west of the principal Meridian
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correction lines
Definition
correction lines are located every 24 miles north and south of the baseline to compensate for the curvature of the earth
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what is a check
Definition
the 24 by 24 miles square created by the intersecting guide meridians and correction lines is called a check
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any quarter section contains how many acres
Definition
160
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plat map
Definition
an engineers plan for land use superimposed on a map of the land in question
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what is a parcel ID
Definition
each parcel of land is given a parcel ID to prepare tax maps for taxation
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range lines
Definition
run north and south
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Township lines
Definition
run East and West
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