Legal Descriptions Flashcards
1
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Metes and bounds
A
Oldest method of developing legal descriptions.
Metes refers to distance
Bounds refers to direction
2
Q
Point-of-beginning POB
A
A definite starting point for a metes-and-bounds description
3
Q
Monuments
A
Are fixed objects used in the metes-and-bounds description to establish boundaries
4
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Rectangular Survey System
A
This system describes the location of property by using two sets of intersecting lines, which form a grid
- Principle meridians
- Base lines
- Range lines
- Township lines
5
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Principle meridians
A
The first set of lines, which run north and south
