A metes and bounds legal description series#

If you turned around you would be facing South and would be 180 degrees South of North. Directly to your right (East) would be 90 degrees East of North. To better understand this concept, imagine that you are facing North. Minutes and seconds are small subdivisions of degrees. This indicates that the line is 166.25 feet long and is pointing 15 degrees 30 minutes and 45 seconds in a Northeast direction. For example, a segment may have the notation N 15В° 30вЂІ 45вЂі E on one side of the line and the notation 166.25вЂІ on the other side of the line. Each segment will contain numbers and letters indicating the direction from North that the line proceeds as well as the distance to the next point. Once you find the beginning point you can follow each segment of the boundary until you return to the point of beginning. The point where the lines reach the surveyed parcel is referred to as вЂњthe point of beginningвЂќ or the вЂњbeginning point.вЂќ Some surveys will specifically identify these points as the вЂњstarting pointвЂќ and вЂњpoint of beginning.вЂќ

A metes and bounds legal description series#

From that point (the вЂњstarting pointвЂќ) the survey plat will show a line or series of lines, with various points along the line marked, leading to the parcel that was surveyed. Survey plats will usually вЂњtie inвЂќ to a United States Geological Survey Marker or some easily identified point such as the intersection of two highway rights of way or a corner of some previously surveyed tract of land. Now find the point of beginning for the parcel. You will see symbols indicating where pins from prior surveys were found (existing pin), where pins were placed by the surveyor who prepared the survey (pin placed), monuments, easements, structures and other information on the survey plat. This will orient you to the propertyвЂ™s actual location on the ground. To read a plat, first locate the North arrow. вЂњMetes and boundsвЂќ refers to the surveyorвЂ™s measurements of each portion of the property boundary. A survey plat is a drawing prepared by a licensed land surveyor showing the actual location of a parcel of property.ДЄ survey plat will usually contain information about the surveyor, a brief title of the document, data regarding its preparation, a legend identifying symbols on the plat, identification of adjoining property owners and a вЂњmetes and boundsвЂќ description of the property. Property disputes almost always require review of a survey plat.