Have a client that wants their property surveyed. Apparently client’s property was surveyed previously with pins, most importantly, a section corner, set/found by a now deceased surveyor, Surveyor 1. A few years ago,l Surveyor 2 surveyed and held the section corner, but Surveyor 2 is now retired and out of the picture. Surveyor 3 came through a few years ago while surveying the neighbor’s property and set new section corner 30 feet from old corner. The new section corner encroaches on my client’s property. Within the past three months, first surveyor’s section corner has been pulled up.
Client wants me to survey and wants me to hold first surveyor’s section corner. I don’t have access to neither Surveyor 1 nor 2’s surveying records. Surveyor 3 rarely gives out records. Yes, client and neighbor do not play nice with each other.
I haven’t even started the survey yet. What advice can I take heed of?
1. Contract
2. Make clear that you will evaluate all evidence and determine the corner in your professional opinion and it may/may not agree with surveyor 1
Wouldn't the original section corner have corner documents associated with it? Even the knucklehead who set another section corner 30' away would have to file corner documents as well.
There are no corner nor survey records recorded here. I only have one plat where a surveyor used surveyor 1’s section corner as a POC, with no ties to anything else.
Sounds litigious. Do a complete and thorough job. If your client cannot afford a thorough breakdown of the section, don't take the job.