Problem Set 2 – Legal Description – Due February 5 Midnight
- An accurate legal description is necessary to:
- identify and locate the subject property
b. identify the property rights to be appraised
c. identify the correct zoning of the subject property
d. identify the land titles office where the title is recorded
- How many sections are there in each township: _______, and its size is ______ sq mi = _____ acres
- Please write down the section and township information for the following three sections
The left larger black square denotes a township known as “T84N, R3W, 4th PM”
Legal description for colored section 1: ____________________________________________
Legal description for colored section 2: ____________________________________________
Legal description for colored section 3: ____________________________________________
- Legal description and size of the following three squares, if you assume the left-most section is section 14 of township 87 north, range 15 east located in Iowa:
Legal description of parcel 1: __________________________________; size: ______ acres
Legal description of parcel 2: __________________________________; size: ______ acres
Legal description of parcel 3: __________________________________; size: ______ acres
- What is the size of the following parcel: ___________ acres
N 1/2 SE 1/4, SW 1/4, S24, T32N, R18E, 5th PM
- What is the Public Land Section Survey (PLSS)? Does it cover Texas, Ohio, or Kentucky?
