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How to Read a Land Survey on a sub-development plat小快地

1.review the land transfer document and the title insurance policy Land survey plats will show adjacent land and its utilities and easements地役权. 2.look for the survey legend. The legend describes different symbols that are used for the various elements on the land such as corners, water, streets, vegetation, and the like. 3. look at the scale ratio being used. This is on the survey plat, and shows the ratio between the distance in the plat and the distance of the actual land 4. know what type of survey you're looking at. This will be in the title of the survey. It should also be in the surveyor's certification. You identify and read each part using the lot numbers provided for the subdivision. If you're looking at a metes and bounds survey, you'll have to figure out the beginning point to understand the lengths, degree angles, curves, etc. 5.look at each boundary line and the land around it. This helps you identify borderline easements that could have developed when the land was subdivided. Be sure to locate all easements, utilities, improvements, and the distance between the improvements and boundaries and easements. 6.Then locate any natural elements such as water, minerals, vegetation

There are several property changes that generally prompt documentation to be filed.

1.transfer 2.combined 3.modified 4.subdivided the history is called the "chain of title"

How many acres are in a quarter section in a rectangular survey?

1/4 sq mile = 160 acre

1 hectare

2.47 acre 10，000 square meters

1 yard

3 feet 36 inch 0.9144 meter 1 feet = 12 inch 1 meter = 39.37 inch = 3.28 feet = 1.09361 yard 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet 1 cubic feet = 1728 cubic inch

1 acre

43560 sq feet

1 mile

5280 feet 1.609 km

1 degree

60 minutes 1 hour

1 square mile

640 acre

1 square yard

9 square feet 1 square feet = 144 square inch.

Rectangular =governments survey system

= Public Land Survey System (PLSS) originally used to survey federally owned blocks of land -regulated by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, a township might be identified as Township 6, Range 1 West, it was the 6th tier of townships north of a base line and in the first column of townships west of a principal meridian

monument

A permanent natural or man-made landmark used as a point of reference in measuring property boundaries

bound

A physical feature that defines the boundaries of the land

What's the permanent marker used primarily for marking datums when measuring elevation?

Benchmark

Condominiums

Condominium ownership is ownership of air space between the unit's boundaries (as well as a share in common areas) Property owners own the air space above their property and can divide it into air lots. Condominium laws in all states require that -land be surveyed by a land surveyor - a plat map show the elevations of the floor, ceiling boundaries, vertical boundaries of each unit. -Instead of a point of beginning, these are measured with reference to a data line, point or surface, referred to as a datum基点. a unit floor that is 120 feet above the datum, and a unit ceiling that is 129 feet above the datum. Each floor of a condominium building will typically have its own separate plat. A condominium legal description would include -reference to the unit number, -condominium name, -plat map, -page and number.

Where to Find Legal Descriptions

Deeds of conveyance Mortgages Claims of title Leases Title insurance policies Easements Offers to purchase Tax assessments, tax rolls and other tax records

land survey

I'll gather information through my own observations, my measurements in the field, recorded documents I'll perform data analysis to establish the property's boundaries. I'll almost always start with existing historical records."

corrective deed

It should reference the recording information for the incorrect deed, explain what the error was, and include the correct legal description. can cost big money in legal fees or construction to remedy. goes on for years title clouds Property owners building on a property that's not theirs

Land survey plats

Land survey plats will show adjacent land and its utilities and easements

Methods of Land Description

Metes and bounds: Uses compass headings and directions Lot and block: Provides plat references Rectangular (government) survey system: Divides land surveyed into 36-square-mile townships, which are further subdivided Monument system: Permanent land markers are used as point of beginning Legal description: Description of the land that specifies the boundaries and location of a specific piece of real property Survey: Professional, on-site measurement of the lot lines and dimensions of a property including the location of any improvements (such as a house) as well as any encroachments or easements Datum: Point from which the elevations are measured Benchmark: Usually a brass marker set into concrete that marks datum points

Land Measurements

Mile: 5,280 feet Acre: 43,560 square feet Square foot: 144 square inches Yard: 3 feet Square mile: 640 acres

Price per Square Foot

Price per square foot = Sales price ÷ Area

first step in the land survey process

Research historical records

survey sketch

Visual depiction of location and dimensions of a property

spot survey

When I include the location, size and shape of any improvements on the property

goal of field crew

collect evidence correlate with information found during research, discover any discrepancies. all data will be produce a deed, a plat

survey legend

describes different symbols that are used for the various elements on the land such as corners, water, streets, vegetation, and the like.

附属建筑物

easement

Point of beginning

key consideration and starting reference for a metes and bounds description

front feet

linear portion that abuts临街 a waterway, highway, or street. the length or width of the property face a street.

benchmarks

measure elevation. serves as permanent reference points. Lots of cities have local benchmarks, which are given permanent identification numbers. These benchmarks serve as references to mark datum points "They're usually brass markers 黄铜标记 set into concrete or some other permanent medium

Lot and block

numbered (or lettered) lots and blocks, including streets, access roads includes lot measurements or distances. it is generally considered by the courts as the preferable system to describe property. The more technical details of the legal description are contained in the recorded plat map and so there's no need to include them in the deed. ex. Lot 6 of Block 3 of the East Subdivision plat as recorded in Map Book 18, Page 11 at the Recorder of Deed

insurance policy

provide description of the property

Surveyor's stamp

signifies that a survey is certified and represents a guarantee of accuracy

rectangular survey

six-milesquare townships六英里见方的地区, a total area of 36 square miles or 23,040 acres. 36 one-mile-square =640 acres. then into quarter sections, 1/4 sq m=160 acre quarter quarter sections, or irregular government lots. 1/16 sqm = 40 acre

metes and bounds

starts at a point of beginning, follows the boundaries using directions and distance returns to the point of beginning → 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 Jebediah Smith, now occupied by the widow Callie Thornton and in the west line of the highway

starting point for creating that legal description

survey

land surveyer seal

test the document is accurate

chain of title"

the history of property change

Datum

used instead of a point of beginning

survey

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.

surveying,

where legal description appears the science and art of making all essential measurements to determine -the relative position of points or physical -cultural details above, on or beneath the surface of the Earth, - depict them in a usable form, or to establish the position of points or details. correctly develop and then convey ownership in property by precisely identifying its location and borders.

Triangular volume

½ (Length x Width x Height)

encroachments

侵害

perimeter

周长

Acreage

英亩 =property size (sq ft) ÷ 43,560 sq ft

feuded

长期不和