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CASE 6.3.2Legal Land Descriptions
FRIDAY, 9/21/12• Objectives:
• All property is legally defined and recorded based on a standardized regulatory system.
• Describe parcels of land using the rectangular survey system and the metes and bounds system.
• Bellwork:• With the pieces of land that you claimed yesterday,
which was easiest to describe for the land descriptions that you submitted? Why?
Why Legally Define Land?
• Land is sold as private property in the United States
• Selling land requires a description of property boundaries and size
US Systems of Land Description
• Metes and Bounds• Uses physical features of geography• Used by original colonial states and some
others• Rectangular Surveys
• Also known as Public Land Survey System• Use meridians and baselines to divide land
• Lot-and-Block System• Plat system• Used in town and cities to define small
parcels
Metes and Bounds
• Metes – boundaries defined by measurement, include distance and direction
• Bounds – general boundary description such as waterways, roads, existing structure, and other physical markers
• Three major parts are:• Starting point• Courses • Distances
Metes and Bounds
• Starting points are natural or artificial monuments.
• Courses are defined as a direction from one point to another and measured in a straight line.
• Borders can be irregular due to rivers, lakes, or other natural boundaries
Starting point
Dis
tanc
e
Rectangular Survey
• Set as the way of defining boundaries in the United States in 1785
• Provided for an easily understood description of land that could be used to determine size
• Divides land into tracts, townships, sections, quarter sections and so on.
Rectangular Survey
• Townships located with:• A north-south line called a principle meridian.• An east-west line called a base line.• Crossing point is called the initial point.
Initial Point
Meridian
Base Line
Rectangular Survey
• A tract is 24 square miles • Divided into 16 townships.
• “range” lines – division of base lines• “tier” lines – division of meridians
Base LineT1N
R1W
Rectangular Survey
• Each township is 6 miles by 6 miles
• Townships are divided into sections
• There are 36 sections in a township
• 1 section = 1 square mile (640 acres)
6 5 4 3 2 1
7 8 9 10 11 12
18 17 16 15 14 13
19 20 21 22 23 24
30 29 28 27 26 25
31 32 33 34 35 36
Township T3N, R3E
Notice the method of numbering
• Sections are divided into plots/parcels of land measured in partial section or acres.
½ section 320 acres
W1/2
¼ section 160 acres
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
HCan you determine the acreage and legal description for each parcel?
Check for Understanding
•What are the advantages/disadvantages of the rectangular survey system?
•What are the disadvantages/advantages of the metes and bounds system?
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