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Property Surveys. Legal Description Definite boundaries Must be clear – only one point Must not change with time Courts assume: First in time – First in line Markers supercede descriptions. Metes and Bounds. Earliest Legal Descriptions Where my land meets yours…
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Property Surveys • Legal Description • Definite boundaries • Must be clear – only one point • Must not change with time • Courts assume: • First in time – First in line • Markers supercede descriptions
Metes and Bounds • Earliest Legal Descriptions • Where my land meets yours… • My boundary begins where yours ends… • Not limited to rectangular shapes • Followed rivers, ridges, etc. • Roads often had to fit along the boundaries
Metes and Bounds • Early description - • From an apple tree 30 paces NNW of Johnson’s Mill, south to a fence corner, thence east to an elm tree, thence NNE along the creek to a large rock outcropping, thence west to said apple tree. • Vague descriptions of corners • Description may have been obvious when written, but hard to duplicate.
Metes and Bounds • Items required • Point of beginning • Definite corner points • Directions and distances • Basis of bearings • Date • Other things included • Enclosed area • Tie to other surveys
Metes and Bounds • More Detail - • From a charred cedar stake in the center of Mill Road, 100 feet north of Baker’s Ford, that point being the point of beginning, thence along a bearing of S4°36’E a distance of 3 chains, 2 links to a 4” elm tree, thence along a fence line bearing S90°00’W for a distance of 3 chains, 3.2 links to a charred cedar fence post, thence along a bearing of N47°6’E a distance of 4 chains, 8.2 links, to the stake being the said point of beginning; that boundary to enclose an area of 0.46 acres, more or less.
Metes and Bounds Point of Beginning
City Lots and Blocks Developer createsplat - drawing identifying location of each block, street, and easement. Plat is filed withCounty Recorder(MN) or Register of Deeds (ND) Plat assigned a name - Harrison’s First Addition to the City of Moorhead
City Lots and Blocks • Legal Description - • Lot 15, Block 5, Harrison’s First Edition to the City of Moorhead, MN, as recorded in the Clay County Recorder’s Office, January 16, 1956. • Requires date and location of recording
City Lots and Blocks • Note width of streets • 80’: too wide • Curb, boulevard, sidewalk • Plat should show monuments • Surveyors required to record new monuments