Chapter 10 Real Estate Flashcards

Chapter 10 Real Estate Flashcards tiertownship Government survey system (rectangular survey system)A method used to legally describe regularly shaped tracts of land. The government survey of Florida starts at the intersection of two main reference lines, which are a north/south line called the Tallahassee principal meridian and an east/west line called the Tallahassee baseline.BaselineIn the government rectangular survey system of describing real property, imaginary survey lines running east and west crossing a principal meridian. Used to establish township lines and as boundaries for land areas called townships or tiers checkIn the government rectangular survey system of describing real property, the land area contained within the intersection of any two adjacent standard parallels or correction lines and any two adjacent guide meridians. a check is 24 miles square and contains 16 townships survey1.) the process by which a parcel or tract of land is measured, and its boundaries and contents determined 2) a map, plat or explanation of the results of a survey Metes and boundsa method used to legally describe regular or irregularly shaped tracts of land. A metes and bounds description starts at a point of beginning and follows the boundaries of the property adn returns to the point of beginning. It is often used in conjunnction with the government survey system when accuracy is important and the property is more valuable. The services of a qualified land surveyor are required to prepare a metes and bounds legal description.benchmarkused to measure elevations; fixed or permanent reference points rangea vertical (north/south) strip of land six miles wide on either side of the principal meridian.drawn every six miles parallel to baselines. S=6401/4 = 1601/4= 401/4 = 101/4 = 2.5 Principal meridianan imaginary line running north and south crossing a baseline at a definite point. There are 37 sets of principal meridians and baselines in the continental US. In Florida, the principal meridian crosses at a point in Tallahassee.These lines are used in the government survey system of legal description SectionIn the government rectangular survey method of describing real property, a tract of land that is one square mile; has an area of one square mile; and contains 640 acres

Legal descriptiona description of land recognized by law that identifies the real estate and locates its boundaries.monumenta physical and topographical feature such as a tree or a fence that is used as a point of reference Lot and blocka method of legally describing real property that is normally used in conjunction with the government survey system or a metes and bounds description of a parcel being subdivided. The parcel will first be divided into areas called blocks and each block will be further subdivided into smaller areas called lots.plat methoda survey map of a parcel of land that has been subdivided into lots and blocks. After a plat map has been prepared and recorded, legal descriptions may be defined by referring to a given map, plus lot and block numbers In the government survey system of describing real property, a tract of land that is six miles square, has an area of 36 square miles and contains 36 sections township line Point of beginninga surveyor's mark at the beginning location in the metes and bounds method of land description