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====== Metes and Bounds ======

**Metes and bounds** is a **legal land description method** that describes property boundaries using **measurements and directions**, starting from a **point of beginning (POB)**.

===== Key Characteristics =====
  * Uses **distance (metes)** and **direction (bounds)**
  * Begins and ends at the **point of beginning**
  * Often references **monuments**
  * Common for **irregularly shaped** parcels

===== Components =====
  * **Point of Beginning (POB)**
  * **Courses** (directions)
  * **Distances**
  * **[[Monuments]]** (natural or artificial)

===== Priority of Calls =====
When conflicts exist, the order of control is:
  1. Monuments
  2. Courses (directions)
  3. Distances
  4. Area

===== Advantages and Disadvantages =====
  * **Advantages**
    * Flexible for irregular land
    * Precise when properly surveyed

  * **Disadvantages**
    * Monuments may change or disappear
    * Requires accurate surveying

===== Exam Tip =====
  * Description must **close** (return to the POB)
  * Monuments control over distances