LSIT Legal and Boundary Principles — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is an easement?
- Right to use another persons land for specific purpose without owning it (Correct answer)
- Full ownership of a portion
- Temporary permit
- Property tax type
Correct answer: Right to use another persons land for specific purpose without owning it
This legal right allows use without ownership.
Question 2: What is the hierarchy of boundary evidence?
- Natural monuments, artificial monuments, distances, directions, area (Correct answer)
- Area strongest
- Distances always control
- All equal weight
Correct answer: Natural monuments, artificial monuments, distances, directions, area
There is a specific ranking of evidence strength.
Question 3: What is adverse possession?
- Gaining title through continuous, open, notorious, hostile, exclusive possession (Correct answer)
- Auction purchase
- Inheritance
- Extended rental
Correct answer: Gaining title through continuous, open, notorious, hostile, exclusive possession
Long-term unauthorized occupation can transfer ownership.
Question 4: What is a metes and bounds description?
- Tracing boundaries using directions, distances, and landmarks from a point of beginning (Correct answer)
- Coordinate system
- Building height method
- Soil classification
Correct answer: Tracing boundaries using directions, distances, and landmarks from a point of beginning
This method walks around the property boundary.
Question 5: What is right-of-way?
- Land strip designated for transportation or utility purposes (Correct answer)
- Right to survey anywhere
- Surveying technique
- Property boundary type
Correct answer: Land strip designated for transportation or utility purposes
A designated corridor serves infrastructure purposes.
Question 6: What is the standard of care for surveyors?
- Skill and care a competent surveyor would exercise in similar circumstances (Correct answer)
- Perfection in every measurement
- Whatever client requests
- Minimum effort needed
Correct answer: Skill and care a competent surveyor would exercise in similar circumstances
The standard compares to what a competent peer would do.
LSIT Legal and Boundary Principles
What is an easement?