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Property Survey Mrs.Rose 07-24-2006
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Posted by peaceofheart on July 24, 2006, 5:46 am
The original subdivision survey is an important beginning. Any subsequent
survey of your individual property will rely upon that.

Start with the Town/City hall. Maps on file are typically kept in the
Town/City Clerk's office.

Peace, Mark


>I am trying to get a copy of the last property survey done in my home.
> Can anyone give me advice as to how I can do this? I got a copy of the
> plat from the court house and I found out it's not what I need because
> it contains the whole subdivision. I am the second owner and I can't
> contact the previous owner since he moved out of state. When I bought
> my home I don't believe there was a survey done. (I couldn't find a
> copy of one in my closing documents from 12 years ago) Is there a
> possibility that one doesn't exist? Or could it be possible that one
> was done when the house was built back in 1981? Where would I find this
> info? Please help! Mrs. Rose
>



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Posted by m Ransley on July 24, 2006, 7:49 am
You bought property without seeing any survey, dumb. If you know the
previous owners name contact all the survey companys around to get a
copy if your land records office has none. Get your own survey done,
that is the way its done.


Posted by on July 24, 2006, 9:59 am
You have a mortgage right? Then there must be title insurance. Find
the title insurance documents and look through them. The title
insurance company and/or mortgage company would have required a survey.
Somewhere in that paperwork there should either be a copy of the
survey of the name of the company that did it. Also, check your old
checks from the closing period. You may have written a check to the
survey company.


Posted by Stubby on July 24, 2006, 11:26 am
My mortgage cited a numbered plan on file with the Town. I believe the
bank had that checked but in any event, I was forced to purchase title
insurance.

A few years ago, after the mortgage had been discharged, I decided to
see exactly where the corners of my lot are and paid for a survey.
Surprise -- I own about 10 more on the sides than the "obvious" lines
are and the back of my land goes back another 150' from what was
assumed. That gave me a nice pond at least from Fall through the
Spring. This year has been so wet that it is still full of water.
(Global warming, no doubt.)


m Ransley wrote:
> You bought property without seeing any survey, dumb. If you know the
> previous owners name contact all the survey companys around to get a
> copy if your land records office has none. Get your own survey done,
> that is the way its done.
>

Posted by MDT at Paragon Home Inspection on July 24, 2006, 12:04 pm
In my area a survey ordered for a property transfer is usually paid for
by the seller, with a copy to the title company and the buyer, and the
surveyor will usually not release a copy to anyone after some set
period, here it's generally 5 or 10 years depending on company policy

As a survey is a snapshot of the conditions on the day the survey was
performed they have a point; improvements, and in some cases even the
land itself, may have changed since the survey, that's why building
departments generally require a current survey as part of the building
permit application for exterior modifications, putting up fences and
the like.

Michael Thomas
Paragon Home Inspection, LLC
Chicago, IL
mdtATparagoninspectsDOTcom
847-475-5668


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