Humber Real Estate - Course 1, Module 4 questions and answers graded A+

What's the name of the primitive system used for measuring land in Europe and Ontario? - Answer-Chain and link system (aka Gunter's Chain) Who divided Ontario into counties in the 1700s? - Answer-Governor Simcoe Counties were divided into smaller parcels of land called _____________ - Answer-Townships Each township was divided into strips of land known as __________ - Answer-Concessions Each concession was separated from the next one by what? - Answer-A road allowance Each concession was divided into ________ - Answer-Lots What is a "Parcel of Land"? - Answer-The entirety of the lot and concession. Name the 3 types of township lots. - Answer-- Single front - Double front - Sectional What is the oldest township system? - Answer-Single front Where were single front townships typically fount? - Answer-On the banks of navigable lakes and rivers. What is the newest township system? - Answer-SectionalDescribe the history of the "Metes and Bounds" system. - Answer-An older system of written land description that arose when irregular parcels were carved out of concession lots. What land measurement system starts at a commencement point on the property and progresses around the property until returning to the original point of reference, using compass directions? - Answer-Mete and bounds What is the purpose of a land survey? - Answer-To determine the boundaries of a piece of land, and identify locations of structures and their distances to lot lines, as well as any restrictions such as encroachments, easements or rights of way. What are the most common types of surveys? - Answer-- Surveyor's Real Property Report - Reference Plan (R-Plan) - Plan of Survey - Plan of Subdivision Define a 'Surveyor's Real Property Report' - Answer-A survey, traditionally referred to as a building location survey, that consists of two parts: The Plan of Survey and the Written Report. Shows everything that might affect the title to the property. Define a 'Plan of Survey' - Answer-A survey that consists of a visual depiction of the property, but does NOT contain a written report. Not registered in a land registry office but commonly attached to another document (i.e. deed/transfer of land). Also lacks certain certificates required by the Registry Act or Land Titles Act. Define a 'Plan of Subdivision' - Answer-A detailed survey indicating lots, blocks of land, road allowances, etc. Illustrates individual parcels that will be created once plans are approved. What is the technical term used for the "comprehensive recording of land and property bounds"? - Answer-Cadastral surveying According to The Association of Ontario Land Surveyors, what are the 4 components of a survey? - Answer-- Research (info available re: legal description, easements, etc.)- Measurement - Monumentation (physical markers/posts located at regular intervals around the property boundary) - Plan and/or Report Surveyors in Ontario are subject to what Acts? - Answer-- The Surveys Act - The Surveyors Act What is the governing body for land surveyors in Ontario? - Answer-The Association of Ontario Land Surveyors What Act sets out requirements for the establishment of survey items (i.e. lines, boundaries & corners)? - Answer-The Surveys Act What are the 2 documents required for condominium registration, which are submitted by a Surveyor? - Answer-- The Description - The Declaration To be complete and accurate, the Surveyor's Real Property Report must have what? - Answer-- Municipal address - Dimensions & bearings - Designation of adjacent properties, roads, lands, etc. - Location & description of notable improvements (overhangs, fences, driveways, pools, trees, etc.) - Easements, rights-of-way or encroachments (hydro lines, telephone, etc.) - Location of monuments - Note indicating who the survey was prepared for - Certification by an Ontario land surveyor - Written report