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3 methods of legal description
Ans: Metes and Bounds - Local. Describes the property location in the location
itself
Government Survey method - Used to identify the location of the property in
reference to the united states survey map. Meridian and Baselines, Range and
township lines
The lot and black method is the standard method for describing downs and cities.
- Map showing lots and blocks in the subdivision is called a plat or a plat map.
A developer building on vacant land within city limits will describe the properties
he builds using the
Ans: Lot and block method
government survey system
Ans: Also called the rectangular survey system. Made up on range ( 6 miles
Sections parallel to the Meridian Line) and township (Parallel to the base line in 6
mile sections) turning each intersection range and townships into section.
Subjacent Support
Ans: The support that the surface of a piece of land receives from the land
beneath it.
Lateral Support
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Ans: The support that piece of land receives from the land adjacent to it.
Compare Subjacent Support.
Personalty
Ans: Personal, movable property
Chattels
Ans: Personal Property other than real estate
Appurtences
Ans: Air rights
Water rights
Mineral rights
Support rights
emblements
Ans: In the common law, emblements are annual crops produced by cultivation
legally belonging to the tenant with the implied right for its harvest, and are
treated as the tenant's property.
4 Tests in determining whether something is attached to the property or not in
the court of law
Ans: Method of attachment test
Adaptation test
Intention test
Relationship test
Method of attachment test
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Rockwell Real Estate Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
3 methods of legal description
Ans: Metes and Bounds - Local. Describes the property location in the location
itself
Government Survey method - Used to identify the location of the property in
reference to the united states survey map. Meridian and Baselines, Range and
township lines
The lot and black method is the standard method for describing downs and cities.
- Map showing lots and blocks in the subdivision is called a plat or a plat map.
A developer building on vacant land within city limits will describe the properties
he builds using the
Ans: Lot and block method
government survey system
Ans: Also called the rectangular survey system. Made up on range ( 6 miles
Sections parallel to the Meridian Line) and township (Parallel to the base line in 6
mile sections) turning each intersection range and townships into section.
Subjacent Support
Ans: The support that the surface of a piece of land receives from the land
beneath it.
Lateral Support
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Ans: The support that piece of land receives from the land adjacent to it.
Compare Subjacent Support.
Personalty
Ans: Personal, movable property
Chattels
Ans: Personal Property other than real estate
Appurtences
Ans: Air rights
Water rights
Mineral rights
Support rights
emblements
Ans: In the common law, emblements are annual crops produced by cultivation
legally belonging to the tenant with the implied right for its harvest, and are
treated as the tenant's property.
4 Tests in determining whether something is attached to the property or not in
the court of law
Ans: Method of attachment test
Adaptation test
Intention test
Relationship test
Method of attachment test
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