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Legal Property Descriptions

Dr. Longhofer. Principles of Real Estate. 2. Describing Land. When you buy or sell property, it is essential that you know exactly what land is a part of the property and what is notA property description is legally sufficient if it allows a competent surveyor to identify the exact boundaries of th

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Legal Property Descriptions

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    1. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 1 Legal Property Descriptions Real Estate 310 Principles of Real Estate Dr. Longhofer

    2. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 2 Describing Land When you buy or sell property, it is essential that you know exactly what land is a part of the property and what is not A property description is legally sufficient if it allows a competent surveyor to identify the exact boundaries of the property Street addresses are generally too imprecise Three methods are used to describe real estate: Metes and bounds The rectangular survey system Recorded plats

    3. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 3 Metes and Bounds Descriptions The original method of legally describing property was using a metes and bounds description Under this system, the property is described by conducting a tour around the property by locating identifiable landmarks Metes are the distances used in the description Bounds are the directions of the boundaries that enclose a piece of land Monuments are identifying landmarks used as reference points in the description

    4. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 4 Metes and Bounds Descriptions Example: A tract of land located in Wichita, Sedgwick County Kansas, described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the west line of Hampton Road and the north line of Thompson Lane; thence west 200 feet along the north line of Thompson Lane; thence north 15° east to the center thread of Buckskin Creek, being 175 feet more or less; thence easterly along the center line of said creek to its intersection with the west line of Hampton Road, being 220 feet more or less; thence southerly along the west line of Hampton Road to the point of beginning, being 160 feet more or less.

    5. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 5 Metes and Bounds Descriptions

    6. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 6 Metes and Bounds Descriptions

    7. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 7 Rectangular Survey System The government survey system was created in 1785 to standardize the description of land acquired by the newly formed U.S. government Principal meridians Base lines Township lines Township tiers Range lines Ranges Township squares Sections

    8. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 8 Township Squares

    9. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 9 6th Principal Meridian

    10. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 10 Sections in a Township

    11. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 11 Subdividing a Section

    12. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 12 Correction Lines

    13. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 13 Correction Lines

    14. Fractional Sections

    15. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 15 Recorded Plat System Under this property description system, a subdivision plat is prepared by a licensed surveyor or engineer This is also known as a lot-and-block system The Plat divides the land into numbered or lettered lots and blocks Other characteristics of the area are outlined in the platting documents as well Legal descriptions may then refer to the plat records Lot and block number Name or number of the subdivision plat Name of the county and state

    16. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 16 Subdivision Plat Map

    17. Dr. Longhofer Principles of Real Estate 17 Measuring Elevations Elevations can also be a part of legal property descriptions Condominium units Air rights Subsurface rights A datum is a point, line or surface from which elevations are measured or indicated

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