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Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?
I am finding too many examples of the labels for each line of a boundary survey being North (something) East or North (something) West no matter what the words in the description say about those lines. For example: The first call after reaching the POB says to go “South (something) East, 504.00 feet”. But the label for that line on the drawing reads “North (something) West, 504.00 feet”.
Granted, there are cases where a certain line is common to two adjoining tracts that are being described with one having a southerly bearing and the other described as having a northerly bearing for the same boundary line. Sometimes, the drawing is so busy that getting that line labeled once is difficult. But, I’m referring to a line that is only used one time.
Too many clients barely comprehend why bearings are needed in the first place. Why add to the confusion by trying to explain why the words in the description don’t agree with the line labels on the drawing?
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