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Drawing of a parcel of land showing its boundary lines and includes the legal description of the property.
Current and Accurate boundaries
Exact Quantity of Land
Boundaries are reestablished
Obtain data to divide large tracts
Indentify and describe encroachemnts |
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| The original deed. A certificate issued by the federal or a state government that transfers land to a private individual. |
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Oldest type of survey methods.
Refers to distance (measured in feet) and direction (compass direction).
Starts at POB and places monuments at each corner. |
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Metes and Bounds Starting Point.
Must be Accurate. |
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| Visible marker utilized to identify each corner of a parcel. |
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| Line running north and south for Metes (distance) and Bounds (direction). |
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Metes and Bound Example N 45 W
What is the opposite |
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| Government Survey System (GSS) |
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AKA US System of Rectangular Surveys.
Based on intersecting lines to describe property in concise symbols and words.
Florida utilizes Tallahassee Principal Meridian and Base Line. |
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| North South Line in GSS System |
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| East West Line in GSS System |
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Range Lines run parallel to the PM every six miles.
Each vertical strip is labeled E or W indicating direction and increments. R1E or R1W |
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Horizontial Strip parallel to the Base Line every six miles.
Each horizontial strip is labeled N or S indicating driections a increments. T1N or T2S |
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| The grid pattern formed by crossing of range and township lines. The six by six mile square is know as a township. |
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Each township is further divided up into 36 sections.
Each section is one square mile or 640 acres.
Numbered in an S pattern beginning in the NE corner
Section 36, Township 1 South, Range 1 West is referred to as Sedc 36, T1S R1W. |
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A square 24 miles on each side created by intersecting guide meridians and corrections lines.
16 Townships. |
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| 160 Acres. 2640 feet x 2640 feet. |
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| Fractional pieces of land less than a full quarter section located along the banks of lakes and streams.. |
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Calculating Size
The NW1/4, NE1/4, SE1/4, SW1/4 is home many acres |
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Divide 640 by the multiple of the demominators.
640/256 = 2.5 Acres |
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Most common type of legal description for single family homes.
Can only be utilized where plat maps have been recorded in public records.
Sub is divided into large areas called blocks with each blokd subdivided into smaller areas called lots. |
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| Parcel is assigned PID by county appraisers office. |
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