Modern Real Estate Practice in Texas, 16th Edition
Chapter 10 Answer Key
1.b Reading from right to left, the area is identified as follows:
1) locate NE¼,
2) locate SE¼ within the NE¼
3) locate SE¼ within SE¼ of the NE¼
4) locate S½ of SE¼ of the SE¼ of the NE¼.
2.d 1 section of land = 640 acres × ¼ × ½ = 80 acres
3. b Most state courts accept a street address as being sufficient to locate or identify aparcel of real estate, but not to serve as a legal description.
4.b The metes-and-bounds description describes the perimeter of the subjectproperty in terms of distance, direction, and boundaries. The rectangular(governmental) survey is based on intersecting lines. The subdivision plat isbased on lot and block numbers.
5. c Air lots are composed of airspace within specific boundaries located over aparcel of land.
6. c If the two measurements differ, the actual distance between two monumentswould take precedence over linear measurements set forth in the metes-and-boundsdescription. In addition, natural objects take precedence over man-made monuments.
7. c A land description by lot and block number refers to a subdivision plat placed inthe public records of the county where the land is located.
8. b When a survey also shows the location, size, and shape of buildings located onthe lot, it is referred to as an improvement survey.
9. d 1 acre = 43,560 sq. feet
43,560 sq. feet x $2.15 per sq. foot = $93,654.
10. d 1 section = 640 acres
640 × ¼ × ¼ = 40 acres
40 acres × $1500 per acre = $60,000.
11. c A metes-and-bounds description must end at the point of beginning (POB) sothat the tract being described is fully enclosed (the survey “closes.”) Metes andbounds surveys often include the words “more or less.” Monuments may benatural objects such as streams or trees.
12. b 1 acre = 43,560 sq. feet; 160 sq. rods
13.d One section is one square mile. Therefore, proceeding south from the POB alongthe west line of the tract of land to the SW corner of the section = ½ mile =5280 ft ÷ 2 = 2,640 feet.See Figure 10.6.
The distance traveled east along the south line of the section is also2,640 feet. From the SE corner of the section, a straight line returning tothe POB, creates a triangular shaped tract of land.
(2,640 feet × 2640 feet) ÷ 2 = 3,484,800 sq. feet
3,484,800 sq. ft ÷ 43,560 = 80 acres or
The SW¼ contains 160 acres (640 × ¼). The straight line returning to thePOB bisects (divides into two equal parts) the quarter, creating two parts of 80acres each.
14. a A point, line, or surface from which elevations are measured or indicated is adatum. Surveyors would necessarily use a datum to determine the height of astructure in an air lot.
15. a Location of the shaded areas may be determined by reading and calculating thedescription from right to left: locate the SW¼ of the Section; then the SE¼ ofthat SW¼; then the NE¼ of that last SE¼.
16. a 1 vara = 33 1/3 inches, by Texas statute
17.c Once recorded, legal descriptions affect title to real estate; therefore, surveys should be prepared only by a licensed survey or a real estate attorney.
18. c Each section is one square mile, or 640 acres.
19. c Lot 1, Block A = 145 feet; it has the most frontage of the four choices in thequestion. (Answer a = 70 ft; b = 120 ft; d = 120 ft) NOTE: The lot on the platmap that has the most frontage is actually Lot 7, Block A = 160 ft.
20. c The POB (thus the ending) is the northwest corner of Lot 1, BlockA. The direction is then due south then counterclockwise back to the POB toclose around lots 15, 3, 2, and 1.
21. c Lot 15, Block B; and Lots 1, 15, and 14 of Block A have utility easements.
22. bThere are two areas of land; 1) in the NW ¼ and 2) in the SW ¼
1) SE ¼ of the NW ¼
2) N ½ of the NE ¼ of the SW ¼
The complete description is: N ½ of the NE ¼ of the SW ¼ AND the SE ¼ ofthe NW ¼
23. b 43,560 square feet per acre × 4.5 acres = 196,020 square feet
$78,400 ÷ 196,020 square feet = $.40 per square foot
150 feet × 100 feet = 15,000 square feet × $.40 = $6000.
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