WA Real Estate - Chapter 1 with Complete Solutions

WA Real Estate - Chapter 1 with Complete Solutions Air lot A parcel of property above the surface of the earth, not containing any land: for example, a condominium unit on the third floor. Appropriative rights Water rights established by obtaining a government permit, and not based on ownership of land beside a body of water. Appurtenance A right incidental to the land that is transferred with it. Beginning at the oak tree, thence south 15 degrees, 200 feet, thence north 90 degree west, 310 more or less to the center line of Smith Creek............. more or less to the point of beginning. Is an example of what method of legal description? Metes and bounds Course In a metes and bounds descriptions, a direction, stated in terms of a compass bearing. Distance In a metes and bounds description, the length of a boundary, measured in any convenient unit of length. Doctrine of emblements Applies to crops planted by a tenant farmer. Tenant has the right to re-enter the land and harvest the first crop that matures after tenancy is terminated. Emblements Crops, such as wheat, produced annually through the labor of the cultivator. Fixture tests: - Method of attachment - Adaptation to the property - Intention of the annexor - Relationship of the parties Government lot In the government survey system, a parcel of land that is not a regular section. Government survey A system of land description in which the land is divided into squares called townships, and each township, in turn, divided up into 36 sections. Lateral support The physical support that a piece of land receives from the surrounding land. Littoral rights Land bordered by a stationary body of water, such as a lake or pond. Lot 2, Block 4 of tract number 455, in the city of Vancouver, County of Clark, State of Washington, as per map recorded in book 25, page 92, of maps, in the office of the recorder of said county. Is an example of what method of legal description? Lot and block Lot and block The system of description used for