Metes and Bounds Method. Unit 6. Section 1 Flashcards

Metes and Bounds Method. Unit 6. Section 1 Flashcards A Metes and Bounds description includes(1)A POB, (2)Distances, (3)Directions Oldest method of developing legal descriptions Metes and bounds Boundary LinesDefine the boundaries of a property and are drawn from monuments Point of beginning (POB)In a metes-and-bounds legal description, the starting point of the survey, situated in one corner of the parcel; all metes-and-bounds descriptions must follow the boundaries of the parcel back to the point of beginning.

MonumentsFixed objects used to establish real estate boundaries. Ex.:

stones, trees, lakes, streets, markers placed by surveyors.Monuments used in the description can be destroyed pr deteriorate over time, making them difficult to identify A problem with Metes and Bounds Usually very long, complicated and difficult to understandA problem with Metes and Bounds Common Methods used to describe Real Estate Metes and bounds, Rectangular Survey System, Plat of Survey Method Metes and BoundsA method of land description which involves identifying distances and directions and makes use of both the physical boundaries and measurements of the land.Primary Method used in states along the eastern coastMetes and bounds Compass Bearingsused to describe the direction of the property boundary lines and include degrees, minutes, and seconds Legal DescriptionA description of a specific parcel of real estate complete enough for an independent surveyor to locate and identify it.Each corner of the property the (x) are marked with a monument.Boundary Lines