Last week we completed a boundary retracement of a really nice 12 acre tract. We were retracing the work of a surveyor that always leaves good footprints to follow and clear/concise plats. It wrapped up nicely. Plat was drawn and recorded. Yesterday the client's attorney called me questioning where I stopped and started a 1' no access easement. The recorded version of the previous plat was a bit fuzzy and to him it looked like I added to the no access easement that was on the previous plat. He questioned how I could be certain with such a fuzzy record plat to go by. Well, I used a bit of logic and common sense if I couldn't see the line. The county required the no access easement in order to obtain subdivision approval. The code says only a certain number of lots can have access by private drive. Apparently somebody abused the code back in the day, so they required it to ensure the code was followed. The lawyer did not like my answers. After that call, I requested a clearer copy from the original surveyor. I emailed it to the attorney and told him if he had any questions to call. He replied thanking me for sending a clear copy. That was that. Today the real estate person called attempting to grill me the same way the attorney tried. I told him the issue was already put to bed and told him why before he asked. He replied "So who is the party of interest in regards to the no access easement? The county?". I said yes, the public. He said "That's exactly what I thought, thank you." Click. Maybe he switched sides at the last minute because the light bulb came on? Nah, probably because he heard the irritation in my voice. Either way that totals out to a couple hours of my life I'll never get back.
