Chap 10 Flashcards
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3 methods used to survey a property
Surveyors method
Lot & Block
Government Surveyor method
The 3 methods used to survey a property
Surveyors method
Lots and Block
Government Surveyors method
The surveyors method is also called
Metes and bounds
The oldest method of land description and the most accurate type of legal description is
The Surveyors Method
Measurements of distance such as inches , feet , yards and miles are called
Metes
Also known as benchmarks these are fixed objects used to establish boundaries
Monuments
This survey begins by giving directions from the monument to the edge of the property this is called
POB
Point of beginning
The government survey method was developed in
1785
The government survey method is also called
The rectangular method
In Florida the government survey method begins in
Tallahassee
What method was florida surveyed using
Government surveyors method
The state is subdivided into squares called
Townships
A township is how many miles square and contains how many square miles
6
36
The intersection of guide meridians and correction lines forms a 24 mile square called a
Check
A fixed object used to establish boundaries are called
Monuments
Metes are measurements of distance
Inches
Inches
Feet
Yards
The plat method is also called
Lots & Block
A township is how many miles
6
A monument is also called a
Benchmark
The plat method is also called
Lots & Block
The plat method is also called
Lots & Block
Compassion directions to property bounds are also called
Bounds
Metes & Bounds are also called
The surveyors method
This is used to identify a parcel location on the screen of the earth without duplication
Legal Description