Acreage and Title Insurance> I recently did a Title Survey for a building lot and found the area was 1/3 acre - not 1/2 acre. The deal fell through...
> So fast forward, the typical thing happened and the ranch deeded the SW4SE4 and E1/2SE1/4 and it kept getting resold that way until the present t...
:good: :good: I wholeheartedly agree. A PLS that is intimately involved in every aspect of a boundary survey is worth far more than the typical crew ...
Your only authority in retracement:good: :good: Absolutely! The courts have told us this for many decades, if not centuries. The many treatises on s...
> No they aren't ALLOWING a separate tract, a property line adjustment, nothing......> They are saying the lines cant be adjusted, changed at al...
NEW RULES> So the new manual has incorporated the "Lost and Obliterated" manual making it obsolete?> No, it is not obsolete. It is enhanced and...
From the 2009 Manual:3-120. The law provides that where no opposite corresponding quarter-section corners have been or can be fixed, the subdivision-...
> I sign and stamp any work that is the result of a land survey. I would not consider sketching out a legal description so that someone can see th...
> Is there any justification to discard precision like this? I can't see any reason to allow it and consider the nearest second to be a practical ...
I couldn't agree more. :good:
> I'm working on a survey in an old 1888 plat in the City of Seattle. (Washington became a state in 1889). The property description is lot 4 and th...
> I have noticed when trying to stakeout accurately with rebar and cap if this situation occurs:> > -Stake as accurately as possible> -beg...
[sarcasm]It would appear that in California at least, building inspectors are authorized to locate and identify boundary lines and encroachments there...
Norman, as usual you are spot on. In general, while there are a few dual license holders that are competent surveyors, far too many should probably h...
Dave Curtis is NOT a licensed surveyor.
LDD 2003How much CAD do I know? Just enough to be dangerous.
> A professional opinion isn't a suicide pact. Open minds can, and should, change when new evidence comes to light. But the client also has a right...
> Direct contact with individual board members can make things complicated if charges are pursued. ..If only that were true in this state.I guess ...
> > Have you seen this before; a statutory warranty deed for an easement?> > Is this a Right of Way "easement" or fee simple?I'm not sure ...