Legal Descriptions
Types, construction, interpretation, and analysis of legal descriptions -- metes and bounds, lot and block, and government survey descriptions.
6 articles
Types of Legal Descriptions
The three major types of legal descriptions -- metes and bounds, lot and block, and government survey -- their uses, advantages, and what makes a description legally sufficient.
Metes & Bounds
The oldest system of legal descriptions -- origin, components, structure, bearing and distance conventions, curve data, monuments, closure, and common terminology.
Lot & Block Descriptions
Lot and block descriptions, the relationship to recorded plats and subdivision maps, format conventions, when the plat controls, exceptions, condominiums, and the legal effect of map filing.
Government Survey Descriptions
PLSS-based legal descriptions -- aliquot parts, sections, townships, ranges, fractional lots, reading conventions, area calculations, and common errors.
Writing Legal Descriptions
When and how surveyors write legal descriptions -- essential elements, step-by-step process, rules for construction, easement descriptions, common pitfalls, and quality standards.
Description Analysis
How to analyze an existing legal description -- closure checks, plotting, ambiguity identification, senior-junior analysis, overlap and gap detection, conflicting calls, and the role of the surveyor.