A Professional Land Surveyor renders a highly technical service in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, codes and court decisions established by City, County, State and Federal Authorities.
State statutes limit the practice to only those persons duly licensed by the appropraite licensing board
A Professional Land Surveyor will conduct all work in accordance with city, county, state or federal laws and regulations and do so with the highest standards of ethics and practice.
A Professional Land Surveyor is available to provide the following::
Study your property description and show or indicate, in their professional opinion, what the records and facts indicate the boundaries of your land to be.
Advise you of any defects, which can have adverse effects on the ownership of the land with which you hold title or have consideration of, with respect to the recorded description or encroachments onto or from adjoining properties.
Set monuments at your property corners and mark monuments to be easily found.
Set additional monuments upon the boundaries as specified by the client for construction or other uses.
Provide a "Plat of Survey" (drawing), depicting the elements of the survey and indicating the findings for the service provided. This document shall include a "Certificate of Survey" which is signed and sealed by the Professional Land Surveyor.
File a copy of the "Plat of Survey" with the appropriate office or agency at your request or if required by resolution, regulation, standard or law.
Provide additional copies to other parties as specified.
Conduct all or portions of the service in cooperation with your attorney, banker, realtor, engineer , architect or contractors.
Prepare a written description of land for conveyance of title, interest, easement or rights of way.
Help you plan and layout a subdivision of land into lots, blocks and streets for resale or development.
The cost of a survey depends on many factors:
Type of Survey required.
Existing terrain and land conditions
Amount of provided information supplied to the surveyor
Surveyor's knowledge of the areavailability of record information
Existing monumentations
Liability incurred by Land Surveyor.
Additional requirement beyond the typical scope of services.
Based upon general experience, a Land Surveyor can usually furnish an approximate cost estimate.