CST Legal Descriptions & Boundary Surveys Flashcards
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What is the legal doctrine that allows a party to gain ownership of land through long-term, open, and continuous use without the owner's permission?
Answer: Adverse possession
Adverse possession allows a party to claim title to land they have occupied openly and continuously for the period specified by state statute.
What does the term 'senior rights' mean in boundary law?
Answer: The earlier deed or survey takes precedence over later ones
Senior rights means the earlier (senior) deed, survey, or grant controls when there is a conflict with a later (junior) deed or grant.
A 'gap' in boundary surveying refers to which condition?
Answer: An unowned strip of land between two adjoining parcels
A gap is an unintentional strip of land left between two adjoining parcels that was not included in either deed description.
What is an easement in the context of land surveying?
Answer: A right to use another's land for a specific purpose
An easement grants the right to use a portion of another owner's land for a specific, limited purpose such as access, utilities, or drainage.
In riparian law, what right does a landowner typically have regarding a stream bordering their property?
Answer: Ownership to the centerline of the stream
In most US jurisdictions, a riparian landowner owns to the centerline (thread) of a non-navigable stream bordering their property.
What is a 'chain of title' in land survey practice?
Answer: The sequence of historical ownership transfers for a parcel
A chain of title is the chronological sequence of deeds, wills, and transfers documenting all past ownerships of a parcel from its original grant to the present.