Check Your Understanding - Answers
- Define a parcel.
A portion of land delineated by boundaries
- What is the definition of a legal description?
A description which accurately locates and identifies the boundaries of the subject parcel to a degree acceptable by courts of law in the state where the property is located.
- What situations require a legal description?
A legal description is required for:
- Public recording
- Creating a valid deed of conveyance or lease
- Completing mortgage documents
- Executing and recording other legal documents
- When did the Public Land Survey System begin?
Shortly after the American Revolution, when the federal government became responsible for large areas of land west of the original thirteen states.
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