chapter 19 Legal descriptions and deeds

Question 1

action that actually transfer title

Answer 1

Delivery and acceptance

Question 2

clause in a deed that makes the transfer

Answer 2

Granting Clause

Question 3

declaration to notary or other official: to prevent forgeries

Answer 3

Acknowledgement

Question 4

deed implying that grantor owns the property

Answer 4

Bargain and sale deed

Question 5

deed providing grantee with the most protection

Answer 5

Warranty deed

Question 6

deed releasing any interest grantor may have without claiming seisin (family transfer)

Answer 6

Quitclaim Deed

Question 7

deed stating grantor has not encumbered the property (most popular in NJ) (Special warranty Deed)

Answer 7

Bargain and sale deed with covenants

Question 8

description sufficient to identify a parcel with certainty that is accepted by a court of law

Answer 8

Legal description

Question 9

description using boundaries and directions

Answer 9

metes and bounds

Question 10

document used to transfer title to a parcel of real estate property

Answer 10

deed

Question 11

government system for land description: used in western states

Answer 11

Rectangular survey system

Question 12

landmarks metes

Answer 12

monuments

Question 13

legal promise

Answer 13

Covenants

Question 14

market place by US Geological Survey stating elevation

Answer 14

Benchmarks

Question 15

mean see level in NY Harbor; also local zero elevation point

Answer 15

Datum

Question 16

one mile square

Answer 16

Section

Question 17

one who receives property to through a deed

Answer 17

Grantee

Question 18

one who transfer title by signing a deed

Answer 18

Grantor

Question 19

six mile square and 36 sections

Answer 19

Township

Question 20

a spot in which a metes and bounds description commences and ends

Answer 20

Point of Beginning POB

Question 21

to “have and to hold” Clause that explains ownership being transfer

Answer 21

Habendum clause