Legal Descriptions Unit 9

acre

43,560 square feet

mile

5,280 ft. 1760 yds. 320 rods.

A man buys 4.5 acres of land for $78,400. An adjoining owner wants to purchase a strip of this land measuring 150 feet by 100 feet. What should this strip cost the adjoining owner if the owner sells it for the same price per square foot he originally paid for it?

6,000. price divided by area gives cost per sq ft. the area is 4.5 the size of one acre (43,560 sq ft) 4.5 x 43560 sq ft = 196020 sq ft. then 78400 divided 19020 sq ft =0.3996 or 40 cents per sq ft. so find the same cot per sq feet requires finding the area of the lot 100x150= 15000 sq ft. multiply this area by .40 15000 sq ft x .40 =6000

square mile

640 acres = (5,280x5280 = 27,878,400 /43,560)

benchmarks

permanent reference points that have been established throughout the united states. they are usually embossed brass markers set into solid concrete or asphalt bases. the principal reference use is for making datums.

As a legal description, "the northwest ¼ of the southwest ¼ of Section 6, Township 4 North, Range 7 West" is defective because it contains no reference to

principal meridian.

legal description

a description of a specific parcel of real estate complete enough for an independent surveyor to locate and identify it.

headrights

a property description system used in eastern Georgia that depends on natural boundaries and markers, such as rocks and trees. such parcels are irregular in shape.

methods used to describe real estate in georiga

metes and bounds, lot and block methods.

three basic methods used to describe real estate

metes and bounds, lot and block( recorded plat), rectangular ( or government) survey.

base lines

the main imaginary line running east and west.

principal meridians

the main imaginary line running north and south and crossing a base line at a definite point; used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the rectangular survey system of legal description.

metes and bounds description within the rectangualr survey system

when describing an irregular tract, when a tract is too small to be described by quarter sections, when a tract does not follow the lot or block lines of a recorded subdivision or section quarter section lines or other fractional section lines.

Georgia Militia Disctrict

(GMD) early in history, Georgia formed military districts to raise manpower for the common defense. these lines were used to define property and may be mentioned in legal descriptions. these lines are not related to county and other more comtemporary lines.

square foot

144 square inches.

the N1/2 of the SW1/4 of a section contains how many acres?

80. a section cotains 640 acres. a 1/2 of a 1/4 of 640 equals 80 acres. using decimals the equation is 0.5 x 0.25 x 640=80

square yard

9 square feet

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 to the point of ending which is also the beginning.

point of ending

POE in a metes and bounds legal description the ending point of the survey which is also the point of beginning.

monuments

a fixed natural or artificial object used to establish real estate boundaries for a metes-and-bounds description.

datum

a horizontal plane from which heights and depths are measured.

metes and bounds description

a legal description of parcel of land that begins at a well marked point and follows the boundaries using directions and distances around the tract back to the place of beginning.

plat map

a map of a town section or subdivison idicating the location and boundaries of individual properties.

lot and block recorded plat system

a method of describing real property that identifies a parcel of land by reference to lot and block numbers within a subdivision as specified on recorded subdivision plat.

ranges

a strip of land six miles wide extending north and south and numbered east and west according to its distance from the principal meridian in the rectangular survey system of legal description.

districts

a survey was performed in the 1800s that divided much of GA into the present description system of districts and land lots.

land lots

a survey was performed in the 1800s that divided much of GA into the present description system of districts and land lots.

rectangular survey system

a system established in 1785 by the federal government providing for surveying and describing land by reference to principal merdians and base lines.

township lines

all the lines in a rectangular survey system that run east and west parallel to the base line six miles apart.

ome traditional terms of measurement NOT often used today include rods, cubic yards, and

chains. some traditional terms of measuremetns are not often used today.

air lots

designated airspace over a piece of land, an air lot like surface property may be transferred.

sections of township

each township contains 36 sections. each section os 640 acres with 43,560 square ft. section 1 is always in the northeast upper right hand corner. section 16 is usually called the school section since it usually in the middle and most convenient for everyone.sections are divided into halves 320 acres and quarters 160 acres. and each of those are further divided into havles and quarters.

land acquisition costs

first convert the acreage to square ft. 43,560 times 3=130,680. 130,680 times $1.10 per square ft=143,748.

survey sketch

shows the location and dimensions of the parcel.

describe the steps in the proper sequence to physically locate the property legally described as follows: Lot 71 happy valley estates 2 located in a portion of the southeast quarter of section 23 township 7 north range 4 east of the seward pricipal meridian in Johnson county MO

start with the map of the seward principal meridian to identify the township and range reference. next consult the township map of township 7 north range 4 east and the section map of section 23. from there the quarter section map of the southeast quarter would be looked at. finally this quarter section map would refer to the plat map for subdivision known as the second unit under the name of happy valley estates.

townships

the prinicpal unit of the rectangular survey system. a township is a square with 6 mile sides and an area of 36 square miles.

survey

the process by which boundaries are measured and land areas are determined. the on-site measurement of lot lines, dimensions and position of a house on a lot including the determination of any existing encroachments or easements.

township tiers

township lines that form strips of land and are designated by consecutive numbers north or sorth of the base line.