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TEC7183 - Land Legal Description for Real Property
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 This classroom course addresses the requirements for legal land descriptions that are used to convey title to real property. Principles of the Rectangular Survey System and metes and bounds descriptions are reviewed. Less common types of legal descriptions are also discussed. The course emphasizes the identification and resolution of problems encountered with legal descriptions during the land acquisition or disposal process.
College Credit 1 semester hour
Who Should Attend: This course is designed for realty specialists, appraisers, surveyors, and others who require the ability to understand legal land descriptions used to convey title to real property. Previous completion of "Land Status and Legal Description for Resource Professionals" (TEC7182-Self Study) is recommended, but not required.
Objectives:
* Describe the requirements for legal descriptions used for conveying title to real property;
* Identify deficiencies in legal descriptions which make them inadequate for conveying title to real property; and
* Describe the procedures for preparing correct legal descriptions.
Length: 3 days/24 hours   Availability: Annually
Contact:
Dave Lemarie
Email:
dave_lemarie@fws.gov
Phone:
(304) 876-7490

 


Last Updated: December 9, 2008
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