![]() Additionally, Deeds conveying property described as “my property” (such as “my farm in Reeves County”) have been found to be sufficient if extrinsic evidence shows that the Grantor only owned one tract of land meeting the description of property.Ī Deed that conveys a tract by referencing an unrecorded document, such as an appraisal district tract plat, must take into account what the unrecorded document depicted at the time of the conveyance. The need for a pages long property description can be avoided by “reference to a prior deed” however, if the property description being referenced is defective, then so is any subsequent deed that relies on it.Ī conveyance of “all right, title and interest” in a County, or the State of Texas, is a valid legal description as of the date of the Deed. In practice, a valid property description can come in many forms. A Deed that fails to describe a definite tract of land is void. In some cases, this legal description can be stated very simply: “Lot 4, Block 8, Mineral Heights, City of Midland, Midland County, Texas.” However, large un-platted tracts of land usually require much more information to identify the specific tract being conveyed. A property description is valid if it furnishes within itself, or by referencing another existing writing, a way to identify the land being conveyed with reasonable certainty. The purpose of a legal description is to give enough information for a person familiar with the area to identify the specific tract of land. The Metes and Bounds tool not only allowed us to accelerate the preparation of a large number of descriptions within a limited timeframe, but also ensured that we were able to implement quality assurance processes and procedures guaranteeing the quality of the end result.What is the difference between a lengthy metes and bounds property description, and a simple reference to a prior deed filed of record? Why does one property description take two pages, describing the length of each boundary, while other property descriptions are only one sentence long? Is one description more or less valid? The answer relates to back to the purpose of a legal description under Texas law. To our knowledge, this is the first time anyone has been able to successfully develop and implement an automated metes and bounds tool. The tool was build using ArcGIS with Python scripting. The tool ensures that digital geographic information is available for the features defining a boundary, and a consistent syntax is used within the description, and repeatable boundary descriptions can be created from geographic data. ![]() With this in mind we decided to adopt a different approach to preparing metes and bounds by developing an automated tool and a flexible methodology which incorporates a number of quality assurance procedures. The development of metes and bounds can be a very time consuming process requiring great attention to detail as it easy to make a mistake, such as leaving out a boundary-defining feature, describing features out of sequence, or getting the direction wrong. ![]() The boundaries are described in a running prose style, working around the parcel in sequence from a start point, and describing each of the features encountered before returning to the same point. Typically the system uses physical features of the local geography, along with directions and distances, to define and describe the boundaries of a parcel of land or an administrative boundary. The system has been used in England for many centuries, and is still used in many land jurisdictions based on English common law. Metes and bounds is a method of describing land, real estate or administrative boundaries. ![]() As well as the maps, there was a legislative requirement that ‘metes and bounds’ boundary descriptions be prepared for the new boundaries for publication in the Queensland Government Gazette. Spatial Vision recently completed a project for the Electoral Commission of Queensland preparing a series of maps for new electoral district boundaries.
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