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Property Ownership-2
Property Ownership
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lot, Block and Subdivision | A legal description of land based on a recoreded map of a subdivision called a plat |
| Monuments | Permanent surveyor markers-natural or manmade |
| Rectangular Survey System | A legal description of land using base lines, meridians, townships, sections, and ranges-also called the Governemnt Survey system |
| Governemnt Survey System | A legal description of land using base lines, meridians, townships, sections and ranges,-also called the Rectangular Survey System |
| Township | Part of the Government Survey System consisting of 36 sections |
| Section | Part of the Governemnt Survey System consisting of 640 acres or one square mile |
| Acre | A measure of land-43560 square feet |
| Plat | A map of a town, section or subdivision |
| Plot | A map of a single property site, also called a lot or a parcel |
| Lot | A single piece of proeprty, also called a plot or parcel |
| Parcel | A single piece of property, also called or a lot |
| Onsite construction | Improvements constructed or built on the land-not prefabricated |
| Offsite construction | Improvements constructed or built in a controlled environment and then transported to the land and installed on the land-prefabricated, manufactured or modular buildings |
| Encumbrance | A limitation on the rights of a property owner |
| Cloud on the title | An encumbrance that causes doubt as to the validity of title and can prevent sale or transfer of title |