Question

Merle has a rural piece of land in the northern part of the state. He is in the process of selling it to a developer. The property has a pair of one-hundred-year-old trees that mark the entrance to the property. A stream and a bluff mark the end of Merle's property. What method of real estate description would best suit Merle's land?
A. Lot and Block System
B. Metes and Bounds System
C. Rectangular Survey System
D. Both A and C

Answer 1

Answer: B. Metes and Bounds System

Explanation: The metes and bounds system is an old system of land surveying practiced many centuries ago whereby land boundaries are determined using features such as flowers, trees, river, roads, pole etc. It was a system used before the advent of modern surveying instruments.

•Metes refers to determining boundary by measuring straight run between two points.

•Bounds is the use of features such as rocks, water course, etc to define boundary, this is used for large portion of property such as political boundaries between two towns.