What percentage of your boundary surveys are for recordation??ÿ It seems that surveys for the implementation of fences, or establishing boundarys between aggetatied neighbors, .etc,?ÿ do not neccessarily need to be recorded at the register of deeds.?ÿ Am I off base here?
Not sure about NC. I record nearly all of mine.
Not sure how to answer the question, some are required to be recorded, many surveys are not required to be recorded, and you mention the register of deeds, that is one place I record surveys, but hardly the only place, if you work in my area you would need to be able to research other places to find my recorded surveys.?ÿ
My surveys are of historic boundaries and are not "required" to be recorded because they show the lines of existing ownership. However, I will record all the surveys that I perform in order to perpetuate the information I find, provide information that others (including surveyors) will use and to add value to the work of surveying the property to the owner.
Historic boundaries and conservation efforts.
The fee for filing a boundary survey is pushing $200 in my neighborhood. In spite of that, I record about 95% of all the boundary surveys that I do; the rest being resetting a corner on a parcel that I've already filed a map for.?ÿ I am only going to be on this earth a limited time and future generations of my clients, peers and the general public should be able to acquire a copy of my map when they can use it.?ÿ
Depends what you do.?ÿ I seem to work on quite a few ALTAs and design topos and those don't get recorded.
If the survey creates a new parcel or if it deviates from the record I encourage it to be recorded and with few exceptions I do most of the recording. Most folks it seems feel intimidated with the process of getting the approval signatures, scanning the document and then uploading it for recording. For those situations I handle probably 90% or more.
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What percentage of your boundary surveys are for recordation??ÿ It seems that surveys for the implementation of fences, or establishing boundarys between aggetatied neighbors, .etc,?ÿ do not neccessarily need to be recorded at the register of deeds.?ÿ Am I off base here?
The answer to your question will vary wildly between jurisdictions from 0% to close to 100%, but in my opinion a survey for establishing boundaries between neighbors needs to be officially of record by whatever means available.?ÿ
The term, "register of deeds", will?ÿ skew the answers to your question. That term is only used in some regions, and in some areas that do use it, surveys are recorded elsewhere. Furthermore, some areas don't "record" most surveys, but they do publicly file them.
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For a retracement surveys there are no approval requirements and can be submitted for recording immediately. Those are simple.
However if I am creating a lot or rezoning or a minormajor subdivision it will usually require several layers of approval. If it is a rezoning it typically has to go before the board of comissioners for their review and approval and if approved it goes to the engineering folks or planning and zoning for their blessing.
Some counties are fairly simple to deal with while others are burdensome. The more burdensome the I charge.
Ahh, I thought you were saying retracement surveys required approval. The situation you describe is common, although there are a few states the require approval for retracemnts too.
I would say around 30 to 40%. I do quiet a few surveys for closings and the attorneys prefer to reference the recorded plat when writing a deed. I'm good with it since I make an extra $250 on the job.?ÿ
An attorney told me that if I wanted to have my drawing recorded with the property description in a deed, I would need to number the pages (1 of 1 thru 1 of 4 for example) and attached them together with a staple, thereby binding them together as one instrument that would require the person that prepares the deed to include the property description and plat as part of the deed.
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