1. The Nature of Real Property

Metes and bounds method = Describes land by listing its boundary lines Government survey method = Divides land into townships and ranges Principal meridian & base line = Reference lines used in the government survey method Townships = Six-mile by six-mile squares in the government survey method

Range & township lines = Lines running north-south and east-west in the government survey system Recorded map method = Describing property using lot and block numbers in subdivisions Plat map = Map showing lots and blocks in a subdivision Subdivision = Land divided into lots with precise dimensions

Lot and block method = Another name for the recorded map method Lot numbers = Assigned to each individual lot within a subdivision Block numbers = Assigned to groups of lots separated by streets within a subdivision General description = May be adequate as an alternative land description method

Parcel description = Described by lot and block numbers, subdivision name, and location Reference to earlier document or survey = Adequate for property identification in other land description methods Street addresses and tax numbers = Usually inadequate for legal land descriptions Subdivided land = Surveyed to create a map showing precise lot locations and dimensions

Lot and block numbers = Used to describe parcels once a plat map is recorded Name of subdivision = Part of the information needed to describe a parcel in the recorded map method County or city location = Another piece of information required for describing a parcel in the recorded map method Recorded developer map = Shows precise locations and dimensions of each lot after land subdivision