There are many types of property descriptions. These include properties defined in a registered subdivision, section, city, and area description, parcels defined on a registered parcel map, and one of the most common, a description of Metes and Bounds. These descriptions legally define land for identification, tax valuation and transfer. A lot and block description simply lists the lot number, block number, subdivision, county, and state. So a description could say “Lot Two, Block Four, Oak Hills Estate, Johnson County, Kansas” and that`s it. That would be the legal description. The front shots of a property are the linear feet along the street line or essentially the width of the property. Similarly, a property can be defined by simply identifying the metals or the mathematical component of each property line without specifying which lines delimit those lines. When presented in this way, it would not take into account the different opinions of surveyors and could cause gaps or overlaps of neighbouring properties when reviewing and comparing descriptions. When different opinions arise in mathematics, the “limited by” component becomes an integral part of the description. Regardless of the differences in mathematics, when the same recognized boundary is quoted by component, it is understood that the lines are the same, unless the surveyor points out gaps, gulps, or overlaps in the descriptions between neighboring properties. An example of a property line defined across the Metes and boundaries would be “From there to the north 89 degrees, 39 minutes, 47 seconds to the west, a distance of 147.33 feet (the Metes), along the southern property line now or formerly held by John Smith (the Frontiers).” When reviewing and comparing Metes and Bounds descriptions, such as saved descriptions, new descriptions based on a new survey, or descriptions of adjacent parcels, it is common to notice differences in the Metes component of a defined property line. This is due to the survey on which the description is based and represents the best professional opinion of a single evaluator.
Usually, the differences between surveyors are minimal. A description that includes both meters and borders is the most objective way to define a country. The definition of the mathematically completed figure of the property by the Metes component is revealed and contiguity is understood by specifying the component constrained by the component. Where is the starting point? Well, that`s where monuments come in. Monuments are solid objects and can be natural or artificial. Suppose the starting point is a large tree. The description of Metes and Bounds continues from the large tree, usually in feet and inches to the next monument. The description then proceeds in this way until it is completed at the time of the beginning. Mathematics or food consists of three parts to define the line: A third way to give a legal description is called a lot and block description, which is used in cities with new subdivisions. The description of the lot and block is saved on a flat card.
A flat map displays all the lot and block numbers in a particular subdivision, and this saves the legal descriptions in the public folder. One important thing to remember about the description of Metes and Bounds is that the description must begin and end at what is called the starting point. The very last line of each Metes and Bounds description shows Angle back to the start point. The description must be attached. A legal description of Metes and Bounds begins at a starting point, and then outlines the property`s demarcation lines until the legal description is complete. Natural and artificial monuments can be used both as boundaries and as borders. For example, rivers, roads, trees, etc. Food and boundaries are the boundaries of a property identified by its natural attractions. Metes and Bounds attractions are often used in a “legal description” of a country. The legal description is the geographical description of a country, which identifies its exact location and is kept with the country document. In the legal descriptions, Metes and Bounds are considered the most accurate description of a property in some jurisdictions. The term “legal” is often included because these descriptions are used for the legal transfer of land to documents such as deeds, land allocations, etc.
State laws give the county auditor or tax appraiser the authority to delegate real estate. The property must be defined by a legal description in order to recognize and transfer the land. The grant form (a certificate or instrument with the legal description) is then registered at the county registrar`s office so that there is an official public record of the transmission and description. The county auditor or tax appraiser also relies on the description to value the property for tax valuation purposes. In legal documents such as lien, deed, trust deed, mortgage and purchase agreement, courts require an accurate description of the location of a property. This is not just the address of the property, but a legal description. There is more than one type of legal description that you need to know for your review. The method of legal description of metes-and-bounds lands is the subject of this article. Yes, although the legal description of the boundary and boundary soil is the oldest used, there are alternatives, such as the rectangular survey system (government survey system) and the lot and block method. It is possible to set a property by specifying only the boundaries.
Many earlier legal descriptions may have been presented in this way in the early formation of the country before surveyors or state laws for investigations. A property could have been bounded to the north by the road leading from Salem to Siler City, to the east by jones countries, to the south by the low-water mark of the Ohio River and to the west by Smith Farm. This certainly opens the door to disputes between adjacent landowners. In the example above, the direction call is North/West. The angle is 89 degrees, 39 minutes, 47 seconds (also delimited by 89° 39` 47) and the distance is 147.33` (or feet). When calculated, observed and matched by the surveyor, the dishes must form a mathematically closed number. All state laws for the practice of surveying include accuracy requirements with very strict tolerances for closure. There are several legal ways to give an object description. An address is as our property is commonly called and is determined by the post office, but this is not a legal description. Number one is called the Metes and Bounds description, which gives a physical description of the property. These are usually older or used in rural areas.
Here, the description would say, “Go to the well, then 300 feet west of the pole, then 200 feet to the tree.” It uses physical objects to describe the country. Well, these monuments can erode. The tree, mentioned earlier as a starting point, may no longer exist in 100 years. In addition, the descriptions of Metes-and-Bounds are usually very long and complicated. A second way to give a legal description is called a rectangular or government survey system. This is what was established in our country years ago by Thomas Jefferson, and it mainly covers the whole country. Thomas Jefferson developed a system that draws straight, vertical and horizontal lines, called principal meridians that run from north to south, and main baselines that go east and west. A description of Metes and Bounds can be tedious, confusing, and intimidating for a beginner who may not be able to read and interpret their narrative.
The description defines the lines from the starting point (a corner of the plot) around the entire plot, usually clockwise, to the starting point. Each line or course is described by two components, the “Metes” and the “Bounds”. A metes-and-bounds field description always starts and ends at a point from the beginning (POB). The starting point is also known as the starting point (POC). From the starting point, the property boundary is described until the starting point is reached again. This description of the terrain always begins and ends at the beginning of the beginning. Metes (distance) and boundaries (direction) is the oldest method of creating land descriptions. This legal description of land is primarily used to describe the location of land in the East Coast states of the United States.
The starting point is a mark of surveying at the starting point of large-scale land surveying. One example is the starting point of the United States. Public Land Survey, which led to the opening of the Northwest Territory and is the starting point for surveys of almost all other western countries that extend to the Pacific Ocean. [1] On September 30, 1785, Thomas Hutchins, the first and only geographer in the United States,[2] began surveying the Seven Ranges at the time of their beginning. [3] The rectangular survey system was developed in an attempt to describe the whole country in our country.