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Unit 4

Test Questions

TermDefinition
A monument is used in which type of legal description? Metes and bounds
An acre contains 43,560 square feet.
Who is required by the condominium laws to prepare a plat map showing the elevations of floors and ceiling surfaces? A registered land surveyor
Which of the following is MOST likely to be included in a legal description of a condominium description? Fractional share of the buildings common element
A map that shows the location, size, and shape of buildings located on a lot is called a spot survey.
A description meets the standard of being legally sufficient if a competent surveyor can locate the parcel using the description.
The legal description in the documents for each transfer of property must be identical to the one used in prior transfers.
All of the following are basic components of a metes-and-bounds description EXCEPT base lines, principal meridians, and townships.
The point or surface from which elevations are measured is called a datum
A brass marker that surveyors use to mark local datums is called a benchmark
What system uses a property's physical features to determine boundaries and measurements? Metes-and-bounds method
Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure that there are no encroachments and to verify the boundaries of a parcel of land? Get a spot survey
What does Pennsylvania require for condominium descriptions? Plat must show the elevations of floors and ceiling on a vertical plane
To be valid in a legal description, the survey must allow the surveyor the ability to locate the boundaries of the parcel.
A metes-and-bounds legal description must commence and finish at the same identifiable point.
The owner has a large parcel of land surveyed into lots and streets and files a subdivision plat. Each lot can be legally described by use of which of the following? Lot and block
What is a detailed way of describing a parcel of land for documents that will be accepted in a court of law? Legal description
Unless the parcel of land is used for agricultural purposes, the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code defines a subdivision as two or more lots, tracts, or parcels.
n describing real estate, a system that uses feet, degrees, and monuments is metes and bounds.
Subsurface descriptions are useful for identifying underground condominium units.
Where is the official datum as defined by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) located? Mean sea level at New York Harbor
An owner may subdivide the air above the land into air lots
A datum is a calendar method of measurement.
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