How accurate is a property line survey?

[Raider43]

Pacerron,

have not had the time to reply, but dodgeman obviously knows the business. It is all about evidence, when the original documentation of the boundary was done and what back up data is found to prove it. A point that may shift a little because of steep grades does not change the fact of the original measurents. The scenario of lot owner "A" builds a fence after a surveyor sets his corner 50 years ago. the fence and pin gradually slide 3 or 4 inches so now the fence is actually on his neighbors land. Owner "B" now claims the fence is his because the original surveyor comes back out and re-establishes the point from other reference markers that have not moved and he can prove it through mathematics. the sticky wickit is that owner "A" had it surveyed and now wants to know why the surveyor changed his mind (which he didn't) and put the pin 3 inches over. The surveyor would have all the back up data to prove it. Todays surveying methods take most of the error out of the process. Prior to electronics there was potential for error at many steps in the process to the surveyor trying to do the job quickly because he quoted to low rather than do the job correctly no matter the compensation (being the professional he or she should be). It is about good title searching, senior rights and the order of importance of conflicting deed elements. The more evidence you have the better.

it is a fun profession.

 

[Little Red Tractor]

The one thing I've picked up from all this is that I'm thankful I have good neighbors--an all sides! With two there are clear boundaries--that none of really worry about. With the other, there's no line or visible markings. He mows well into mine when he mows, I mow into his when I mow, so both lawns always look OK. That's about all we care about. His septic field might be under part of my law...we'll have to deal with that some day, but it's probably a long way off, and I'm not about to fight him over it!