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Interpreting a Title Deed: Confusing language for property limits
Hi All,
I am hoping someone could assist in Interpreting the following Deed.
House is a semi-detached.
My understanding is my western limit is a diagonal (straight down through the house and in the front yard perhaps) then goes over on the southern limiit of 34ft 3"
the northern limit (front of house) goes from middle of driveway (mutual) 20 ft 9 inch, western limit is on a diagonal (hard to understand but not my concern ATM), southern limit is 34 ft 3in and eastern limit goes up mutual driveway ~132ft.
My issue is there is a right of way for my neighbor on the mutual drive (easy enough) but at the back of the property there is a right of way with no "lane way" and no one has used it in years, I want to store some things there (just wood etc) and I can't understand how far from the southern property line the right of way is described as.
The neighbor on my other side says a survey was done but before I moved in the neighbor had pulled out the spikes. She noted it was ~6ft but if it was for a car it would be extremely tight. I have called a surveyor and they want 2-2.5K, as I am not planning on building a permanent structure I was hoping I could rely on the kindness of the internet.
Any help would be appreciated. House is in Toronto, I have changed #s and address for privacy. Thanks again
PCL 123 SEC TOWNSHIP OF KING; PT LT 201 S/S TORONTO AV PL M440
TWP OF KING COMM AT A POINT IN THE SLY LIMIT OF TORONTO AV DISTANT 8 FT
10 INCHES MEASURED WLY FROM THE N ELY ANGLE OF LT 201; THENCE SLY IN A
STRAIGHT LINE PARALLEL TO AND 8 FT 10 INCHES DISTANT FROM THE ELY LIMIT
OF LT 201, A DISTANCE OF 64 FT 4 1/2 INCHES; THENCE SLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE
A DISTANCE OF 67 FT 8 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO A POINT IN THE SLY LIMIT OF
SAID LT 201DISTANT 10 FT 8 INCHES MEASURED WLY FROM THE S ELY ANGLE
OF LT 201; THENCE WLY ALONG THE SLY LIMIT OF SAID LT 201, A DISTANCE OF 34
FT 3 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO A POINT DISTANT 25 FT 3 INCHES MEASURED
ELY FROM THE S WLY ANGLE OF LT 201; THENCE NLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE A
DISTANCE OF 63 FT 6 3/4 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE
SLY PRODUCTION OF THE MIDDLE LINE OF THE PARTY WALL BTN THE
SEMI-DETACHED BRICK HOUSES CONSTRUCTED ON SAID LT WITH THE SLY LIMIT
OF THE FRAME STRUCTURE ADJOINING THE SLY LIMIT OF THE SAID BRICK
HOUSES; THENCE NLY ALONG SAID PRODUCTION AND ALONG THE MIDDLE LINE
OF THE PARTY-WALL OF THE SAID SEMI-DETACHED BRICK HOUSES, AND THE
NLY PRODUCTION THEREOF, A DISTANCE OF 70 FT 7 1/2 INCHES MORE OR LESS
TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE LINE WITH THE SLY LIMIT OF TORONTO AV A
DISTANCE OF 20 FT 9 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF
COMMENCEMENT; S/T A ROW AT ALL TIMES FOR ALL PERSONS ENTITLED
THERETO, OVER, ALONG AND UPON THE SLY 12 FT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED
LANDS; S/T A ROW AT ALL TIMES FOR ALL PERSONS ENTITLED THERETO, OVER,
ALONG AND UPON THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LANDS:- COMM AT THE N ELY
ANGLE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL; THENCE WLY ALONG THE SLY LIMIT OF
TORONTO AV A DISTANCE OF 4 FT 6 INCHES; THENCE SLY PARALLEL TO, AND 4
FT 6 INCHES DISTANT FROM THE ELY LIMIT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL, A
DISTANCE OF 64 FT 4 1/2 INCHES; THENCE SLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE A DISTANCE
OF 55 FT 8 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO A POINT IN THE NLY LIMIT OF THE SLY 12
FT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL, SAID POINT BEING DISTANT 6 FT FROM THE
ELY LIMIT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL; THENCE ELY ALONG THE NLY LIMIT
OF THE SLY 12 FT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL, A DISTANCE OF 6 FT TO THE
ELY LIMIT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL; THENCE NLY ALONG THE ELY LIMIT
OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL A DISTANCE OF 120 FT AND 1/2 INCH MORE OR
LESS TO THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT; T/W A ROW AT ALL TIMES IN COMMON
WITH OTHERS ENTITLED THERETO, OVER, ALONG AND UPON THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED LANDS:- COMM AT A POINT IN THE SLY LIMIT OF TORONTO AV, SAID
POINT BEING DISTANT 4 FT 4 INCHES MEASURED WLY FROM THE N ELY ANGLE
OF LT 201; THENCE WLY ALONG THE SLY LIMIT OF TORONTO AV A DISTANCE OF 4
FT 6 INCHES; THENCE SLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE PARALLEL TO AND 8 FT 10 INCHES
DISTANT FROM THE ELY LIMIT OF LT 201, A DISTANCE OF 64 FT 4 1/2 INCHES;
THENCE SLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE A DISTANCE OF 67 FT 8 INCHES MORE OR LESS
TO A POINT IN THE SLY LIMIT OF LT 201, DISTANT 10 FT 8 INCHES MEASURED
WLY FROM THE S ELY ANGLE OF LT 201; THENCE ELY ALONG THE SLY LIMIT OF
LT 201, A DISTANCE OF 6 FT 4 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO A POINT DISTANT 4 FT 4
INCHES MEASURED WLY FROM THE S ELY ANGLE OF LT 201; THENCE NLY IN A
STRAIGHT LINE PARALLEL TO AND 4 FT 4 INCHES DISTANT FROM THE ELY LIMIT
OF SAID LT 201, A DISTANCE OF 132 FT MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF
COMMENCEMENT;
I am hoping someone could assist in Interpreting the following Deed.
House is a semi-detached.
My understanding is my western limit is a diagonal (straight down through the house and in the front yard perhaps) then goes over on the southern limiit of 34ft 3"
the northern limit (front of house) goes from middle of driveway (mutual) 20 ft 9 inch, western limit is on a diagonal (hard to understand but not my concern ATM), southern limit is 34 ft 3in and eastern limit goes up mutual driveway ~132ft.
My issue is there is a right of way for my neighbor on the mutual drive (easy enough) but at the back of the property there is a right of way with no "lane way" and no one has used it in years, I want to store some things there (just wood etc) and I can't understand how far from the southern property line the right of way is described as.
The neighbor on my other side says a survey was done but before I moved in the neighbor had pulled out the spikes. She noted it was ~6ft but if it was for a car it would be extremely tight. I have called a surveyor and they want 2-2.5K, as I am not planning on building a permanent structure I was hoping I could rely on the kindness of the internet.
Any help would be appreciated. House is in Toronto, I have changed #s and address for privacy. Thanks again
PCL 123 SEC TOWNSHIP OF KING; PT LT 201 S/S TORONTO AV PL M440
TWP OF KING COMM AT A POINT IN THE SLY LIMIT OF TORONTO AV DISTANT 8 FT
10 INCHES MEASURED WLY FROM THE N ELY ANGLE OF LT 201; THENCE SLY IN A
STRAIGHT LINE PARALLEL TO AND 8 FT 10 INCHES DISTANT FROM THE ELY LIMIT
OF LT 201, A DISTANCE OF 64 FT 4 1/2 INCHES; THENCE SLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE
A DISTANCE OF 67 FT 8 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO A POINT IN THE SLY LIMIT OF
SAID LT 201DISTANT 10 FT 8 INCHES MEASURED WLY FROM THE S ELY ANGLE
OF LT 201; THENCE WLY ALONG THE SLY LIMIT OF SAID LT 201, A DISTANCE OF 34
FT 3 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO A POINT DISTANT 25 FT 3 INCHES MEASURED
ELY FROM THE S WLY ANGLE OF LT 201; THENCE NLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE A
DISTANCE OF 63 FT 6 3/4 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE
SLY PRODUCTION OF THE MIDDLE LINE OF THE PARTY WALL BTN THE
SEMI-DETACHED BRICK HOUSES CONSTRUCTED ON SAID LT WITH THE SLY LIMIT
OF THE FRAME STRUCTURE ADJOINING THE SLY LIMIT OF THE SAID BRICK
HOUSES; THENCE NLY ALONG SAID PRODUCTION AND ALONG THE MIDDLE LINE
OF THE PARTY-WALL OF THE SAID SEMI-DETACHED BRICK HOUSES, AND THE
NLY PRODUCTION THEREOF, A DISTANCE OF 70 FT 7 1/2 INCHES MORE OR LESS
TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE LINE WITH THE SLY LIMIT OF TORONTO AV A
DISTANCE OF 20 FT 9 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF
COMMENCEMENT; S/T A ROW AT ALL TIMES FOR ALL PERSONS ENTITLED
THERETO, OVER, ALONG AND UPON THE SLY 12 FT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED
LANDS; S/T A ROW AT ALL TIMES FOR ALL PERSONS ENTITLED THERETO, OVER,
ALONG AND UPON THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LANDS:- COMM AT THE N ELY
ANGLE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL; THENCE WLY ALONG THE SLY LIMIT OF
TORONTO AV A DISTANCE OF 4 FT 6 INCHES; THENCE SLY PARALLEL TO, AND 4
FT 6 INCHES DISTANT FROM THE ELY LIMIT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL, A
DISTANCE OF 64 FT 4 1/2 INCHES; THENCE SLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE A DISTANCE
OF 55 FT 8 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO A POINT IN THE NLY LIMIT OF THE SLY 12
FT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL, SAID POINT BEING DISTANT 6 FT FROM THE
ELY LIMIT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL; THENCE ELY ALONG THE NLY LIMIT
OF THE SLY 12 FT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL, A DISTANCE OF 6 FT TO THE
ELY LIMIT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL; THENCE NLY ALONG THE ELY LIMIT
OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PCL A DISTANCE OF 120 FT AND 1/2 INCH MORE OR
LESS TO THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT; T/W A ROW AT ALL TIMES IN COMMON
WITH OTHERS ENTITLED THERETO, OVER, ALONG AND UPON THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED LANDS:- COMM AT A POINT IN THE SLY LIMIT OF TORONTO AV, SAID
POINT BEING DISTANT 4 FT 4 INCHES MEASURED WLY FROM THE N ELY ANGLE
OF LT 201; THENCE WLY ALONG THE SLY LIMIT OF TORONTO AV A DISTANCE OF 4
FT 6 INCHES; THENCE SLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE PARALLEL TO AND 8 FT 10 INCHES
DISTANT FROM THE ELY LIMIT OF LT 201, A DISTANCE OF 64 FT 4 1/2 INCHES;
THENCE SLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE A DISTANCE OF 67 FT 8 INCHES MORE OR LESS
TO A POINT IN THE SLY LIMIT OF LT 201, DISTANT 10 FT 8 INCHES MEASURED
WLY FROM THE S ELY ANGLE OF LT 201; THENCE ELY ALONG THE SLY LIMIT OF
LT 201, A DISTANCE OF 6 FT 4 INCHES MORE OR LESS TO A POINT DISTANT 4 FT 4
INCHES MEASURED WLY FROM THE S ELY ANGLE OF LT 201; THENCE NLY IN A
STRAIGHT LINE PARALLEL TO AND 4 FT 4 INCHES DISTANT FROM THE ELY LIMIT
OF SAID LT 201, A DISTANCE OF 132 FT MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF
COMMENCEMENT;
