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Other than the deed, the two most important documents relative to the conveyance of real property are the title insurance policy and the survey map of the property.
A discussion on social media on the subject of an easement demonstrated how little people understand property rights and the value of the services of a licensed surveyor.
Floating easements are problematic for surveyors because they only identify the subject tract that is burdened by the servitude and lack a written description defining the location within the tract.
No doubt many of you have already heard about the recent article that appeared on Bloomberg.com entitled "Land Surveyors Are Paying the Price of Progress" ("Paying the Price").
Now
that the seminar season is beginning to wane, I have had some time to reflect
on some of the conversations that I have had with surveyors from all across the
country.
