The face of a building, usually referring to the front.
Term: Fee Simple
Definition:
The estate which a person has where lands are owned by him and his heirs absolutely, with unconditional power of disposition during his life, and descending to his heirs and legal representatives upon his death intestate.
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Term: Fence of Convenience
Definition:
A fence which is erected without the benefit of survey, a fence which bears no known relationship to a property boundary. One might term this a cattle fence - a fence of convenience.
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Term: Field Check
Definition:
The operation of checking plan compilation on the ground.
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Term: Field Fence
Definition:
Fence separating a portion of a farm for horticultural purposes and may not be intended to mark a property boundary.
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Term: Field Notes
Definition:
The official written record made in the field (on site) at the time of the survey. Traditionally drawn on paper with a "2H" pencil, may now also include paper printout of digital data relating to field measurements.
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Term: Final Closing
Definition:
The date when title to the unit is given to the Purchaser, approximately 30 days after condominium registration.
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Term: First-order
Definition:
1) Relating to the simplest or most fundamental level of organization, experience, or analysis; primary or immediate.
2) Highest degree of accuracy in geodetic leveling and control.
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Term: Flemish Gable
Definition:
A decorative gable form, often seen in Flanders and the Netherlands, the sides of which drop in a cascade of right angles, also called a crow-stepped gable. Used as a decorative embellishment in Victorian era styles in the USA.
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Term: Flood
Definition:
A flood is an overflow or inundation that comes from a river or other body of water and causes or threatens damage. It can be any relatively high streamflow overtopping the natural or artificial banks in any reach of a stream . It is also a relatively high flow as measured by either gauge height or discharge quantity.
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Term: Floodplain
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A strip of relatively level land bordering a stream or river and comprised of sediment dropped during flooding susceptible to flooding in times of high water.
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Term: Floor Plan
Definition:
The layout of the various levels of a building, showing the location of rooms, interior walls, chimneys, porches and staircases.
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Term: Fraudulent Instrument
Definition:
An instrument,
(a) Under which a fraudulent person purports to receive or transfer an estate or interest in land,
(b) That is given under the purported authority of a power of attorney that is forged,
(c) That is a transfer of a charge where the charge is given by a fraudulent person, or
(d) That perpetrates a fraud with respect to the interest in land affected by the instrument.
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Definition:
A condominium corporation in which all the units and their appurtenant common interests are held in fee simple by the owners.
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