I know, me too. I do know of an interesting case involving AP and a cave. I'll see if I can find it and post it. Essentially, a tourist attraction ...

Larry,Is this an inquiry from an actual client, or do you just have the form down pat after all these years (the unanswerable question):)Dear potentia...

Yes. The better way probably is to convey to yourself a life interest with parcel going to 3 year old on two conditions subsequent. First your death,...

Both parties have to be legal people. A corporation is a legal person, but a 15 year old of flesh and blood usually is not. The conveyance fails. T...

Pretty good start. Other observations:Eminent Domain is the theory but does not transfer. Condemnation transfers.If no will then inheritance. If wil...

Probably there's a better way, but I do the following.Create a layer called highlight and assign color yellow.Using the highlight layer draw pline of ...

to Loyal and all othersMoe,You are really sick. It's called geodosystictosis. But you are in luck. It can be cured with a local coordinate system flu...

That's terrible news. My condolences to the family. I enjoyed his contributions to the site.

Well, if you know how to do everything under the particular professional umbrella, it probably needs to be part of another profession rather than sepe...

Sounds like a leaking head gasket. I had a similar problem once and by the time I figured it out the engine was shot from the coolant getting into th...

Adam,I always assume the previous surveyor was very good and professional. In fact I try to stress that agreeing with a previous survey should be the...

Of course an opinion can't be rendered on the lines without performing the survey. If I were retained to give an opinion I certainly would. The situ...

AREA OF CONFLICTING DEEDSMaybe it's just that New Yorkers are contentious, they want me to give them an opinion on the location of the boundary line. ...

That's a prevailing thought, to get the same surveyor who is familiar with the area. The problem is the client may get the same wrong answer over and...

Good and correct post! A surveyors opinion and data are proprietary information, the map produced for a client is the property of the client. You ne...

AREA OF CONFLICTING DEEDSYes, resolving the ambiguity is what surveyors get paid for. If I followed JB's advice my clients would not have to pay me, ...

FLSAll our tax maps say that by way of the general note "not to be used for survey purposes", or something like that. "Areas of confusion" that the m...

I think that would apply to unsold lots, but after they have been sold they would be grandfathered. I could be wrong though.