section 3 unit 3: Describing Real Estate exam questions

section 3 unit 3: Describing Real Estate exam questions ****

Flashcards Kelvin isn't sure how to read this legal description, but his agent said something about reading it from right to left.

Here's the description: "The north half of the northwest

quarter of Section 6, Township 8 North, Range 68 west of the 5th principal meridian." What land description method did surveyors use for this piece of property?a. lot and blockb. metes and boundsc. monument and benchmarkd.rectangular governement survey

• rectangular government survey

If the land is described as "Beginning at the great oak 60 yards from the center of the Rock River that runs north to south through the county," what type of legal description is being used?a. lot and blockb. metes and boundsc.monument systemd. rectangular survey system

• metes and bounds

Morty, a land surveyor, was called out to survey a property.After doing some research, he located the legal description for the property in question. Now, if he could just find the point of beginning located at the iron pin on the southerly line of state route 117, 30 feet east of the oak tree next to Bear Creek. What type of legal description is Morty working with?a. benchmarkb. datumc. metes and boundsd.rectangular government survey

• metes and bounds

Which type of legal description is this: "Plat of Block 28,

Woodmen Heights Tract, recorded in Map Book 27, page 68, at the Eldor County Records Office"?a. benchmarkb. lot and blockc. metes and boundsd. rectangular government survey

• lot and block

"Beginning at a stake and stones about 30 feet from the center of the brook that runs across the road Southwesterly from the dwelling house of the late Henry Nelson ..." is an example of what type of legal description?a. benchmarkb.lot and blockc. metes and boundsd. rectangular

• metes and bounds

The Simpsons are buying a five-acre tract that has always been part of a larger parcel. When the owners of the large acreage decided to subdivide it, they needed to have a legal description created for the five-acre lot. What was used as the starting point for creating that legal description?a. benchmarkb. plat mapc. surveyd. metes

• surveyA survey is used to create, verify, or correct a

legal description. It's a professional on-site measurement of the lot lines and dimensions of a property.Related to the legal description of land, what's a monument?a. 43,560 square feetb. A permanent land marker sometimes used in legal descriptionsc. a point from

which elevations are measuredd. the subdivision of air above the land

• A permanent land marker sometimes used in legal

descriptions

what is a township?a. A 36-square-mile square formed in the use of the rectangular government survey systemb. A one-square-mile square formed in the use of the rectangular government survey systemc. A permanent reference point used in the measurement of elevationsd.The point of beginning used in a metes and bounds survey

• A 36-square-mile square formed in the use of the

rectangular government survey system Shannon is reading through paperwork related to her upcoming home purchase, and she comes across the

following: "Southwest quarter of Southwest quarter (SW ¼

of SW ¼) and West Half of Southeast quarter of Southwest quarter (W½ SE¼ SW¼) of Section Eleven (11), Township Four (4) North of Range Eight (8) West." What did Shannon just find?a. legal descriptionb. mortgage clausec.quitclaim deedd. tax description

• legal description

In the rectangular government survey system, what is a base line?a. An east-west line used as a reference pointb.A north-south line used as a reference pointc. the center-most section identifiedd. The center-most township identified

• An east-west line used as a reference point

Which of the following is a key consideration and starting reference for a metes and bounds description?a. base lineb. benchmarkc. point of beginningd. principal of meridian

• point of beginning

When Shauna looked at the legal description of the property she was interested in purchasing, she read the

following: "Beginning at the corner of State Route 61 and

Hallowell Road, north for 314 feet, then southwest for 193 feet." In this description, what does "north for 314 feet" represent?a. benchmarkb. boundc. meted. monument

• mete

what's a datum?a. An iron pin or other permanent marker used in metes and bounds descriptionsb. A point indicating a location is at sea levelc. A point, surface, or line used as a reference for measuring elevationsd. the center of a township

• A point, surface, or line used as a reference for

measuring elevations Stan and Emile are arguing over their shared lot line, since Stan thinks that Emile planted a privet hedge on Stan's property. Stan filed a civil legal action against Emile. What will the court use to determine the actual lot line?a. aerial photographsb. affidavit from surveyorsc. Legal descriptions of both propertiesd. testimony from long-term neighbors

• Legal descriptions of both propertiesRecorded legal

descriptions, often in conjunction with a survey or surveyor's opinion of what the legal description indicates, may be used to determine ownership boundaries.Which type of legal description do courts prefer?a.benchmarkb. lot and blockc. metes and boundsd.rectangular government survey

• lot and blockCourts prefer the lot and block system for

providing a description of a property Which legal description method uses compass headings and directions?a. block and gridb. lot and blockc. metes

and boundsd. rectangular government survey

• metes and bounds