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Lot Survey

...A lot survey is conducted primarily to locate, reestablish, or replace a particular property's boundary lines and corners. When one or more of a property's corner monuments are missing, a surveyor will have to locate additional monuments from surrounding properties in order to properly replace any missing corners. Lot surveys are the most affordable of the property surveys because their measurements and conclusions drawn therefrom are based on previous surveys of the lot or it's adjoining property's. What this means is, if your lot's corners were previously established, monumented, and recorded by a licensed surveyor or engineer by means of either a Tract map, Parcel map, Record of Survey, or other recorded document, then a lot survey is a feasible solution for you. In the event that necessary monuments from surrounding properties are missing, destroyed, or otherwise unacceptable, greater lengths can be taken in order to legally replace any missing corners at an additional cost. Cubit will notify you of any additional work required and get your prior authorization before it is performed.

Disputes over boundary lines are very common here in the High Desert. Most often they are inadvertently caused by a land owner that has been on his/her property for many years and the properties surrounding his/her's have long been vacant. Primarily, we come across a fence or other border that has been built on the wrong property, but there have been a few times where entire houses have been built in error. We have seen our share. There are a couple of methods utilized when settling a dispute over land ownership. Which one that is used depends on your type of property and several other determining factors. In an effort to get you pointed in the right direction we have listed the two most commonly practiced methods below.

Record of Survey

...A Record of Survey is required if your property corners have not been previously established, monumented, and recorded by a licensed surveyor or engineer by means of either a Tract map, Parcel map, Record of Survey, or other recorded document. A Record of Survey's primary purpose is to interpret your propery's written deed or title and establish it's actual physical boundary. Records of Survey are also performed when the monuments required for a Lot Survey are found to be disturbed or missing entirely. A Record of Survey Map will also be required by law to be filed with the County for recordation. This type of survey is generally more expensive due to the expanded field work involved, map requirements, and nominal County fees for the checking and recording of your map.