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We all lose when the county charges $2500 to review the survey and another less law abiding surveyor flags a line for $2000.
If the county is reviewing a survey for $2500, why aren’t they just doing the survey? That is insane. What exactly does the $2500 buy the consumer?
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There are multiple counties in this price range in CA. Counties that are near fully developed are seeing a lack of income and are shifting toward full cost-recovery on every project. This means my clients have to pay for whatever rate they decide to pay their PLS or Techs who review the work for compliance with the PLS Act. More rural counties are still charging closer to $500 than $2,500 and it is a much easier pill for the client to swallow when deciding between the Surveyor who will record a map showing how they reached their determinations and the “surveyor” who won’t leave any license number anywhere and will flag a line then disappear without a trace.
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Thanks Norman_Oklahoma. I reviewed Satchell v. Dunsmoor this morning with a couple of SITs getting ready to apply for licensure. I’ve been trying to imagine what it must have been like to price a survey in rural areas during the Great Depression. I’m speculating here, but maybe Meiser couldn’t help noticing a couple of gaunt children sulking around and then let his heart outweigh his better judgment?
Favors and freebies can and do get surveyors into trouble. If your client’s situation pulls your heartstrings, just make sure they’re being pulled hard enough to get you to perform the survey to minimum standards.
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It could well have been that those gaunt children were Meiser’s own.
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