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 (B)</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 (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Tiers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Tiers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

What do Tiers represent in the Rectangular Survey System?

<p>East-west strips between parallels (C)</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 (C)</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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Township strips (A)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What defines Tiers in the Rectangular Survey System?

<p>It represents six-mile squares east-west. (A)</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 (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do fractions of sections refer to in property descriptions?

<p>Successively larger quarters or halves (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the Rectangular Survey System's townships?

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

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

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

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

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

What are Tiers in the Rectangular Survey System?

<p>East-west strips of area between parallels (B)</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 (D)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do Tiers represent in the Rectangular Survey System?

<p>East-west strips of area between parallels (D)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (B)</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 (C)</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 (B)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>To define Tiers and Townships (D)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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