Texas Surveyors Practice Exam

What is the purpose of a Deed of Acquittance?

1. To refund money for unsold land

2. To indicate excess land revealed by a recent survey

3. To declare a property as uninhabitable

4. To initiate the sales process of public land

The correct answer is: To indicate excess land revealed by a recent survey

The purpose of a Deed of Acquittance is primarily to indicate that there have been transactions or agreements relating to property which may involve excess land that has been identified in recent surveying activities. This document serves as a formal acknowledgment or receipt that certain claims to land have been confirmed, which may include information about boundaries or additional land that was not properly accounted for in previous records. In this context, when a survey reveals that there is more land than originally documented or claimed, a Deed of Acquittance may be used to show that the owner now has clear title or acknowledgment of this excess land. This is important for legal clarity and for any subsequent dealings with the property, such as sales or development. Regarding other options, while refunding money for unsold land and declaring a property as uninhabitable pertain to land transactions, they are not the purpose of a Deed of Acquittance. Additionally, initiating the sales process of public land is a separate legal procedure unrelated to this deed, which focuses more on the confirmation of land ownership and boundaries revealed through surveying.