CST CST Legal Descriptions & Boundary Surveys 3

Question 1

In a lot and block legal description, where are the lot boundaries typically defined?

Accepted Answer

In the recorded plat of subdivision

Answer

In the county deed records only

Answer

In the original government survey notes

Answer

In the zoning ordinance

Question 2

What does 'record distance' mean when comparing field measurements to deed records?

Accepted Answer

The distance stated in the recorded deed or plat

Answer

The distance measured electronically in the field

Answer

The horizontal distance corrected for slope

Answer

The geodetic distance on the ellipsoid

Question 3

Where are recorded surveys, deeds, and plats typically filed in the United States?

Accepted Answer

County recorder or register of deeds office

Answer

Federal Land Management Office

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State surveying board

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City planning department

Question 4

What is the primary legal principle that governs how conflicting elements in a deed description are resolved?

Accepted Answer

Monuments control over distances, which control over bearings

Answer

Younger surveys always control

Answer

Bearings always take precedence over all other elements

Answer

Computed coordinates override all deed elements

Question 5

What term describes the right-of-way width reserved for public roads in a subdivision plat?

Accepted Answer

Dedication

Answer

Setback

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Easement appurtenant

Answer

Servitude

Question 6

Which bearing call correctly describes a line running from the northeast toward the southwest?

Accepted Answer

S 45° W

Answer

N 45° E

Answer

N 45° W

Answer

S 45° E