Lost My Virginity...

wow that sounds like a conflict of interest 😉
And I always thought you were a stud

I've only had one in the let's see -- 32 years I've held a license -- mine likewise came from an adjoiner -- it was written in an almost comical 6th-grade prose style and basically made crazy allegations to which the Board quietly responded that "we don't see where any of our rules have been violated," and dismissed it. I did sleep a little easier once they had done so. But the Board has advised all of us in Maine not to shrug these things off and to be sure to respond or they may take the complainant's word for certain allegations of fact that are actually bogus. I've also heard a Board member say that some of the most reputable and respected surveyors have the most complaints -- just because they do more work than most of us and the complaints come with the volume. I bet you'll be fine.

> wow that sounds like a conflict of interest 😉
> And I always thought you were a stud

Chuck Norris lost his virginity before his dad....

You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
~ Winston Churchill

I'm sorry, explain to me again what you did to the neighbor lady?

If its like Illinois, it will be resolved quickly. Today is 3/30/15 so in Illinois it would all be wrapped up by about 3/30/20. The wheels of justice turn slowly in Illinois.

Unfortunately, even a frivolous complaint will be a mark against you in your E&O insurers eyes. Of course an adverse judgement would be far worse one.

>...But the Board has advised all of us in Maine not to shrug these things off and to be sure to respond or they may take the complainant's word for certain allegations of fact that are actually bogus.....
For a period of time I sat in on the Oregon Board's meetings as an observer. From that experience I can state that

a) the board deals with a lot of frivolous complaints from the public and recognizes them for what they are, and
b) failure to respond to a board's inquiries is professional suicide.

> I suppose.
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> I had my first complaint filed against me. This was from an adjoiner.
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> It's funny that the woman went to the trouble of filing a complaint, but as of now, I have yet to be contacted at all by this woman.
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> Oh well. I fully expect it to be dismissed.

So far, after 28 years of registered practice, 0(zero) formal complaints to a state board.

Plenty of complaints that bent my ear out of shape. Nearly all handled to the complainants satisfaction. The rest were handled well enough to keep them away from the board. B-)

Yikes, she's firing on fort Sumter? I'm sure you will defeat her:)

Seriously though, I think a thorough job risks more complaints than a cursory one. I had a guy accuse me of all kinds of things this past year due to evidence I found that he thought might be detrimental to his idea of things. Evidence that was not previously turned up apparently.

The thanks we get for putting ourselves in the way of these things is pretty slim, but somebody has to do it.

I've got one myself. A guy flew an airplane along the section lines and said my marker was not on the section line.
Hmmmm...in an aircraft maybe a thousand feet off the ground traveling over 100 miles per hour and spotting a lath marking a corner set on a section line, he determined that my point was wrong.
He sent me a copy of the letter, but I never heard from the Board.

"Unfortunately, even a frivolous complaint will be a mark against you in your E&O insurers eyes."

Please elaborate...

My guess...and this is just a guess...

If someone complains that indicates you are engaging in higher risk work that is more likely to bring complaints and litigation even if they are meritless.

The insurance company has to defend you even if the lawsuit is meritless costing them money.

I think they look at your potential as a risk, not necessarily how careful you are as a surveyor.

> "Unfortunately, even a frivolous complaint will be a mark against you in your E&O insurers eyes."

Can this be true? I'm not sure how an insurer would ever know you'd had a complaint, if it's frivolous and got dismissed -- here in Maine the Board puts disciplinary actions up on its website but nothing about the complaints it dismisses.

> Please elaborate...
When applying for insurance one of the questions asked is whether there has ever been a complaint registered against you. Another, separate, question is whether you have ever had an adverse judgment. They never tell you just exactly how they come up with your quote, but why would they ask those questions if they weren't part of the calculation?

:good: Well said.

I cannot understand why folks are willing to file a complaint but not willing to start at the source (or perceived source) of a problem. It's basic decency...

25 yrs licensed and -0- complaints filed with the Boards, although I've had a couple Clients ask me about the filing process....

On a similar note, I was just audited by a Board this yr for my 2014 CEUs. (I was 3 units over the minimum and had carryover from previous renewal period.)

She's going to be in for a rude awakening when she finds out that the board does not get involved with boundary disputes.

No such thing as carryover in New York State.