If this is in Florida, the surveying problem is probably because the County Surveyors were going the wrong direction since they were put into place by the first Territorial Laws in 1822. They were tasked with following the original footsteps from the federal surveyors that created the TRS grids. They did not, and instead created new grids in Walton and Dade Counties, and probably all counties. Where I live the difference is barely noticeable at the west end of the township, but has almost 400' difference on section corner locations in the center of the township, and is much worse at the east end. In 1963, the Florida Legislature enacted the Marketable Record Title Act to help cover errors made by the County Surveyors, and then legislated away the Counties Surveyors
Bow Tie Surveyor, post: 316653, member: 6939 wrote: Was the "survey" you originally had really a survey?
Is the document showing your boundaries that you originally received when you purchased your home really a survey? Some states allow for things called "Mortgage Inspections" or "Improvement Location Certifications" when obtaining a mortgage on a home that are not really boundary surveys, but can be mistaken for one. Does it state anywhere on it that it is a boundary survey or have a statement that it is not a boundary survey?
Bow Tie has said everything I was going to say. If you're by any chance in Maine you've most likely got yourself a Mortgage Loan Inspection, for which you've paid about twice the going rate.
It's in Maryland.