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ASKING FOR THE DEED - ANSWER WHAT IS THE QUICKEST WAY TO FIND THE OWNER OF A PROPERTY?
Metes - ANSWER MEANS DISTANCE
BOUNDS - ANSWER MEANS DIRECTION
Section map - ANSWER Is a compilation of all parcels in the Section, whether metes and bounds,
Government Survey, or Lot and Block describe the parcels.
60 minutes - ANSWER How many minutes in one degree?
60 seconds - ANSWER How many seconds in one minute?
Easements - ANSWER do not give the holders of the easement ownership of the property but do give the
holders the right to enter and use the property owned by others.
The rights-of-way - ANSWER They contain the streets, the curbs, the parkways and sidewalks.
Using the plat book and page method of description. - ANSWER How is property described?
5 acres - ANSWER How much is A half of a quarter of a quarter of a quarter section?
10 acres. - ANSWER A quarter of a quarter of a quarter section?
640 acres - ANSWER What is the area of a section?
, 160 acres - ANSWER How many acres is in a quarter of a section?
40 acres - ANSWER What is a quarter of a quarter of a section?
one mile by one mile - ANSWER What is the size of a standard section?
5,280 feet - ANSWER How many feet in one mile?
Monuments - ANSWER Physical features used in the metes and bounds description
1824. - ANSWER When was the intersection of the Base Line and Principal Meridian in Tallahassee
established?
43560 - ANSWER How many feet in an acre?
In the NE corner and runs WEST - ANSWER Numbering of sections on a township begins...
36 square miles - ANSWER What is the area of a township?
Metes and Bounds - ANSWER The method of land description that starts with a POB is...
Base line - ANSWER Imaginary line that runs east and west and separates north and south
Easement - ANSWER Interest in another land, as for right of way, or access to private utilities is...
County Property Appraisers Office - ANSWER Property records in Florida are maintained by...
Point of Beginning - ANSWER In the metes and bounds method, what is the starting reference called?