![]() There is a graphic example of the metes and bounds description following the description. The bearings and distance phrases will be in italics and the bounds calls will be underlined. Now let’s look at an example of a typical metes and bounds description. Remember if you use a bounds phrase in your description it becomes a qualification of the bearings and/or distances recited before it. Koehler Subdivision recorded as Document Number 123456 in DuPage County, Illinois. To the West Right of Way Line of Main Street.John Smith by Document Number 123456 in Will County, Illinois. To a point on the east line of a parcel of land deeded to Mr. ![]() There are many types of “boundary” calls. You must call out a “bounds” of each line if it has one. You can also use angles described from the proceeding courses in a metes and bounds description, this will be discussed in a later blog. Very seldom will you see an azimuth used in a legal direction. The military mainly uses south azimuths for their direction. The starting point being either directly North or South. They are both measured in a clockwise direction. The Northwest and the Southeast quadrant bearings are measured in a counter clockwise direction.Īzimuths can be measured either from a North or South direction. The Northeast and Southwest quadrant bearings are measured in a clockwise direction. The Southeast and Southwest quadrant bearings are measured from the South direction. The Northeast and Northwest quadrants bearings are measured from the North direction. They are labelled northwest, northeast southeast and southwest. Bearings are broken down into four 90 degree quadrants. This is the most common form used in a legal description. ![]() The following example graphically shows how bearings and azimuths work. ![]() “Legal” meaning some recorded piece of information, either by common law, (sectionalizes land calls) or information recorded in a County Recorder’s Office. Gurdon Wattles, in his book WRITING LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, defines a metes and bounds description as follows: “A series of lines around the perimeter of an area known as a metes and bounds description” “Metes “ meaning bearings and distances and “Bounds” meaning and refers to mounments, both physical and legal. Go north 400 feet to the point of beginning.READING AND UNDERSTANDING LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS PT II Friday, December 15, 2017 Go east along the southern boundary of Holly Springs Road 750 feet to the true point of beginning.
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