Legal Descriptions: Metes and Bounds Method
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What is the purpose of legal descriptions of real property?

  • To create uncertainty about property ownership
  • To hide the boundaries from the court
  • To confuse surveyors
  • To locate and identify the boundaries of a parcel (correct)

    • Which method describes property boundaries using landmarks, monuments, distances, and angles?

  • Lot and Block System
  • Rectangular Survey System
  • Metes and Bounds Method (correct)
  • Recorded Plat Method

    • What is the term used for six-mile by six-mile squares at the intersection of a range and a tier?

  • Sections
  • Tiers
  • Fractions of Sections
  • Townships (correct)

    • In the Rectangular Survey System, what are the one-mile by one-mile squares within townships with 640 acres per section called?

    <p>Sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is used in describing location within successively larger quarters or halves in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>Fractions of Sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system is typically used to describe properties in residential, commercial, or industrial subdivisions?

    <p>Lot and Block System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What comprises East-west strips of area between parallels in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>Tiers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What forms a strip between meridians in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>Tiers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of legal descriptions of real property?

    <p>To locate and identify boundaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method is used to describe property boundaries using landmarks, monuments, distances, and angles?

    <p>Metes and Bounds Method</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Rectangular Survey System, what do townships refer to?

    <p>Six-mile by six-mile squares</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Tiers represent in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>East-west strips between parallels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do sections in the Rectangular Survey System refer to?

    <p>One-mile by one-mile squares within townships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using fractions of sections in legal descriptions?

    <p>To describe location within larger quarters or halves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method is used to describe properties in residential, commercial, or industrial subdivisions?

    <p>Lot and Block System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the system that simplifies property descriptions using longitude and latitude lines?

    <p>Rectangular Survey System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are North-South Lines in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>(6) miles apart lines forming strips between meridians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main criterion for a legal description to be acceptable by courts of law?

    <p>Being precise enough for a surveyor to locate the parcel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Metes and Bounds method, how is the perimeter of a parcel typically described?

    <p>Using landmarks, monuments, distances, and angles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Lot and Block System in property descriptions?

    <p>To describe properties in subdivisions by lots grouped into blocks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for six-mile by six-mile squares at the intersection of a range and a tier?

    <p>Townships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do East-West Lines represent in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>Township strips</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are fractions of sections typically used in legal descriptions?

    <p>In identifying locations within successively larger quarters or halves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using North-South Lines in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>To form strips between meridians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to one-mile by one-mile squares within townships, each containing 640 acres?

    <p>Sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines Tiers in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>It represents six-mile squares east-west.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of legal descriptions in real property?

    <p>To locate and identify property boundaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Metes and Bounds method, what is used to describe the perimeter of a parcel?

    <p>Landmarks, monuments, distances, and angles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do fractions of sections refer to in property descriptions?

    <p>Successively larger quarters or halves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Lot and Block System in property descriptions?

    <p>To describe properties in subdivisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the Rectangular Survey System's townships?

    <p>Comprise six-mile by six-mile squares</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method is typically used to establish property boundaries using longitude and latitude lines?

    <p>Rectangular Survey System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are North-South Lines utilized in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>Forming strips between parallels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What represents East-West Lines in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>&quot;Strips&quot; between parallels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Tiers in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>East-west strips of area between parallels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of legal descriptions in real property?

    <p>To precisely locate and identify the boundaries of a parcel of real property</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the Rectangular Survey System's townships?

    <p>Six-mile by six-mile squares at the intersection of a range and a tier</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the Metes and Bounds method describe the perimeter of a parcel?

    <p>Using landmarks, monuments, distances, and angles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Lot and Block System in property descriptions?

    <p>To describe properties in residential, commercial, or industrial subdivisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Tiers represent in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>East-west strips of area between parallels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are fractions of sections typically used in legal descriptions?

    <p>In describing location within successively larger quarters or halves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines North-South Lines in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>Six miles apart forming strips between meridians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for one-mile by one-mile squares within townships with 640 acres per section?

    <p>Sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the Sections within townships in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>One-mile by one-mile squares with 640 acres each</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of using the Metes and Bounds method in property descriptions?

    <p>To describe the perimeter using landmarks, monuments, distances, and angles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using fractions of sections in legal descriptions?

    <p>To specify location within successively larger quarters or halves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the Sections within townships in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>They contain 640 acres per section</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of utilizing East-West Lines in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>To represent townships and sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do North-South Lines serve in the Rectangular Survey System?

    <p>To define Tiers and Townships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to one-mile by one-mile squares within townships, each containing 640 acres?

    <p>Sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the general criterion for a legal description to be acceptable by courts of law?

    <p>To provide adequate data for surveyors to locate the parcel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are fractions of sections typically utilized in legal descriptions?

    <p>To specify location within successively larger quarters or halves</p> Signup and view all the answers

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