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Real Estate Law
Chapter 3: Surveys and Land Descriptions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| As-built survey | Survey that locates all physical improvements on the land in relation to the boundary lines of the land. |
| Base lines | Imaginary east-west survey line used in the government survey system to establish township lines. |
| Call | Course and distance describing a boundary line of land in a metes and bounds land description. |
| Chord | Straight line drawn from the beginning point of an arc to the ending point of that arc. |
| Course | In a metes and bounds legal description, the direction of a property boundary line. |
| Distance | In a metes and bounds legal description, the length of a property boundary line, usually measured in feet and hundredths of a foot; example: 82.13 feet. |
| Legal description | Description of real property by a government survey, metes and bounds, or lot numbers of a recorded plat, the description being complete enough that a particular parcel of land can be located and identified. |
| Plat | Survey of real property that often is recorded. |
| Principal meridians | Imaginary north and south lines used in a government survey system. Meridians intersect the base lines to form a starting point for the measurement of land under that system. |
| Range lines | Division of a state in a government survey system, comprising a 6-mile-wide row of townships running north and south. |
| Sections | Division or parcel of land on a government survey comprising 1 square mile, or 640 acres. |
| Survey | Visual presentation of the physical boundaries of real property. The survey is used to describe real property. |
| Title insurance | Contract to indemnify the insured against loss through defects in the title to real property. |
| Title insurance commitment | Commitment or contract by a title insurance company to issue a title insurance policy. |
| Townships | In a government survey, a square tract of land 6 miles on each side, containing 36 square miles. |
| Township lines | Lines in a government rectangular survey system that run east and west at 6-mile intervals parallel with base lines and that form strips of land or tiers called townships. |
| Zoning | Legitimate police power of governments to regulate the use of real property. |
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