The primary purpose of a boundary survey is to re-establish or recover the property corners for a given piece of property and to then produce a map that represents the limits of the property that shows any discrepancies between the record and found information.  The survey should also indicate any found encroachments on or off the subject property.

This is a highly regulated process and the law requires a Professional Land Surveyor to supervise the project and to place a state authorized seal & signature on the final map. Boundary surveying is a highly detailed and intricate process that requires a variety of skills and substantial experience. The basic steps involved include the initial client consultation, county and title research of the subject property and surrounding properties, field inspection, field measuring, collection of evidence, comparison of field evidence to county records of survey and title research, determination of boundary lines, re-setting missing property corners, preparation of the final survey map to the client and the submittal of the record of survey to the county if required.

Not all surveys must be recorded with county, but the requirement for recording is determined by state law.  Under certain circumstances, such as when encroachments are found or when boundary dimensions are different than those on record, a record of survey must be filed with the county.  In other cases it is up to the client if they wish to have the survey recorded. 

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