I'm looking for advice on how to handle a Pin Farmer. An old Client called me about a new pin that had been set 2.20 feet from his fence corner. He was concerned because the new pin put his entire western fence trespassing on the west neighbor's property. I went out and verified the situation. The original pin was still in place at his fence corner and the new pin was indeed 2.20 feet inside his fence and also directly in line with his north fence. I contacted the Surveyor, newly licensed, who had set the new pin by email requesting his methodology and reasoning for setting a new pin. He replied quite belligerently that in his professional opinion the original pin had been disturbed and he was going to stand by his pin. He also stated he was offended that I would question his pin's position. Apparently the only recourse would be to go Court to have him remove his pin which he stated. An expensive endeavor. I advised my client to notify his neighbor to the north that his Surveyor had created a 2.2 foot jog at the fence corner and he would have to construct his new fence to his Surveyor's pin and not to my client's fence corner to avoid trespassing on the neighbor to the west. A pretty stupid situation created by an Egotistical Surveyor. Opinions?
