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- Real Estate Principles Quiz Flashcards | Quizlet
A man and a woman have two adjoining parcels of land The man gives the woman a written, revocable, nonexclusive right to cross over his land as a short cut to his rear yard
- What is the legal method of describing land that would be . . .
The legal method of describing land to follow each boundary for a given distance for an irregular parcel is known as metes and bounds This method has historical roots, primarily used in England and brought to America by early settlers
- Land Descriptions - Law Schoolers
The metes and bounds method describes the boundary lines of the parcel This usually begins at the corner of the parcel (known as the point of beginning), and direction is made by reference to the true north and south lines of a compass (e g , North 90 degrees west is straight west)
- Chapter 12 - Legal Descriptions - Real Estate U
Metes and bounds is a term used in describing the boundary lines of land, setting forth all the boundary lines together with their terminal points and angles Metes are the length or measurements, and bounds, or boundaries, is a description often used when a great deal of accuracy is required
- MAPPING DESCRIPTIONS AND DRAFTING PARCEL BOUNDARIES FOR . . .
With a few exceptions, most legal descriptions give a set of bearings and distances from a known location such as a section corner to the starting point of the parcel being described
- Methods for Describing Property in the US
Descriptions by Distance - This is a division of an existing or previously defined area, such as a lot, by it dividing by a distance from a specified boundary line
- WRITING LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS - Keith W. Spencer
Wattles calls for the preferred method to be the type, or combination of types that will give the clearest and shortest description Remember our mantra – your job as a scrivener is to 1st describe a parcel that can only be located in one specific location by any competent land surveyor
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