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| Three basic methods to describe real estate |
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(1.) Metes and bounds
(2.)Rectangular (or government) survey
(3.) Lot and block (recorded plat) |
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| compass directions or angles |
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referenced by distance and directionn from the monuments
boundary lines are marked with a monument at each corner of the property |
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(1.) natural monuments
(2.) man-made monuments
(3.) courses
(4.) distances
(5.) names ("Smith Farm")
(6.) areas ("40 acres") |
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What are the divisions of a compass? |
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(1.) Degrees
(2.) Minutes
(3.) Seconds |
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| What direction do the principal meridians run and what direction do they measure? |
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| run north and south and measure east and west |
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| What is the Rectangular Survey System based on? |
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(1.) Principal meridians
(2.) Base lines |
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| What direction do the base lines run and what direction do they measure? |
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| run east and west and measure north and south |
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6 miles square and contain
36 square miles
36 sections
23,040 acres |
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1 square mile
4 quarters
640 acres |
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| Which section was reserved for public schools? |
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| What are the subdivisions of a section called? |
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| How large is a quater of a quarter? |
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| How large is a quarter of a quarter of a quarter? |
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| What is does PM stand for? |
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Principle Meridan
(measures east / west) |
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| 16 1/2 feet or 5 1/2 yards |
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| 66 feet or 4 rods or 100 links |
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| 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards |
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| How does one compensate the the curvature of the earth? |
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| Correction lines and guide meridians |
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| What are Fractional Lots or Government Lots |
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| triangular lots created in every 4th township or 24 miles to compensate for the curvature of the earth |
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Give an example of a
Plat Map Legal Description |
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| Lot # ____, Block # _____, Subdivision Name _____, Phase # _____, an addition to the city of _____, County of _____, State of _____, as recorded in the platmap section of _____ County, Book # _____, Page # _____. |
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| Spot Survey / lot survey / improvement survey |
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| shows the location and size of buildings on the property |
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| shows only the corners and boundary line locations on a parcel of land |
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| designated airspace above the surface of real property |
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| mean seal level in New York harbor |
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| level surface from which elevations are measured. Used to determine the height of a building or establishing the grade of a street. |
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| Includes the information normally found on a spot and boundary survey but also includes easments, setbacks, future roads, etc. |
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| What does ALTA stand for? |
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| American Land & Title Association Survey |
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