Have you ever done a puzzle? Where did you start – with the edge pieces or with the middle?
If you’re like the majority of people, you always start with the edges. Surveying is similar in practice in that in order to know how the middle piece of the puzzle fits, you have to know where all the outside pieces go first. Otherwise, the results are an incomplete land survey.
We can’t survey just one line for many reasons:
- Mathematically you can’t prove the corner is in the correct spot. Unless you locate a minimum of 3 property corners, you cannot determine if a monument is in the correct place or if there is an error with the monuments. But most surveyors will want five or six survey monuments before they make any conclusions.
- It’s against state law. Statutes require that we find sufficient evidence to justify our results, and locating one line (in most cases) is not deemed to be sufficient evidence.
- We have to do the extra work anyway. So you might ask me “can you locate just one line”. I can tell you yes, but the fee might be the same as if I did a boundary on the entire lot. If I have to do all the work, I would prefer to give you all my findings regarding the property.
You can’t solve a puzzle using only a few pieces. You have to utilize all the pieces and performing a boundary survey is no different. Licensed land surveyors have to find multiple property corners in order to be able to prove what you do and don’t own.
Information provided should not be considered legal advice and all buyers, agents and title companies should consult their attorneys for legal advice.
I own my home. My neighbor states he owns the land up against my home. About a inch away. He put up a fence. He only surveyed this part. His land has never been surveyed.i have boundrie lines on my deed he does not. I can’t seem to fix this. I have a lawyer due to his survey,i cant seem to survey.can you help me please.
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Hello I have a neighbor that only got one side of his yard surveyed towards my house is he allowed to do that?
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Thank you for reaching out to us and commenting on our blog. We would like to discuss this with you in more detail. Please email us at inbox@cardinalsurveying.com so we can have more one-on-one dialog about your comment/questions. Thanks so much, Will with Cardinal Surveying
The neighbor next door has a criminal trespass order against a person, now that person is using my property to get to the side entrance of the neighbor’s house. Could I also get a trespass order against this person? I would like to put a fence up but I’m only allowed a 3 foot fence and I can’t afford the survey and cost of fence.
I’m having problems finding a surveyor to fit my budget. We were not getting a survey because we thought our realtor already had that done. Now that the realtor did not do the job we are stuck with 1500 dollar tests. We simply can’t afford it. Please help
I’m having a hard time getting a survey. Is it because I have a “paper road” on my property? I never get a call back.