Property Lines

[oosik]

No original survey on my 80 acres here. There is a 1890, meets & bounds description of the property for transfer of ownership from the federal government to the original homesteader. The land was transferred to the original homesteader in 1892. Subsequent to that, three corners have been established by survey to sell adjacent lands. My fourth corner is out in the middle of a big lake that I own a part of. The property was purchased from the original homesteader, by my father, in 1939. The sale was based upon the original meets and bounds description.

Although the law of the land indicates otherwise - I maintain my own fence to keep both neighbors cows off my land. I have only two neighbors - one on the south, the other on the north. I have agreement that I can go on their land to maintain my fence line. They are both great guys and hard working ranchers.

 

[TheMan419]

No original survey on my 80 acres here. There is a 1890, meets & bounds description of the property for transfer of ownership from the federal government to the original homesteader. The land was transferred to the original homesteader in 1892. Subsequent to that, three corners have been established by survey to sell adjacent lands. My fourth corner is out in the middle of a big lake that I own a part of. The property was purchased from the original homesteader, by my father, in 1939. The sale was based upon the original meets and bounds description.

Although the law of the land indicates otherwise - I maintain my own fence to keep both neighbors cows off my land. I have only two neighbors - one on the south, the other on the north. I have agreement that I can go on their land to maintain my fence line. They are both great guys and hard working ranchers.

There is at least on Survey from Louisiana that goes back to God. Title search went back to when the US bought from France. Then goes on to state at that time the Kind of France believed himself to be the representative of God on Earth so essentially the US took title from God. I suspect that is a good title policy

 

[reb]

Usually when property sells there is a survey.

My area was surveyed many years ago. There are many overlaps and undefined areas between parcels. A surveyor just verifies the original description and does not look into overlaps. The guy who did the original survey was the County Surveyor when I bought this place. I asked him about the discrepancies and he just shrugged them off.

 

[dodge man]

A good surveyor would look into overlaps and gaps. Its part of the job in my opinion. Most of the times the issue can be resolved, but not always. A good example would be if you had a property line described as 100.00 feet. As a surveyor you find two pins that are 99.90 feet apart. Do you set a new pin? Have the land owner call their lawyer? Write a new description? Tell the land owner they have a gap of 0.10 feet? Or except the two pins as the property corners and accept the difference in measurments as minor one? Hint-the last choice is the correct one.

 

[PILOON]

In my area nothing can be sold without a recent survey, that being less than 10 years.
Consequently surveyors have it rich.
Shucks I never moved the house so why a new survey?
Ans, its the law!
Guess the surveyor lobby was well paid!

 

[lilranch2001]

My neighbors and I mow onto each others property about.....
Once a week, we do not have any UNDERlaps

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Surveys are required here to sell, except they dont physically re survey, they pull a copy of an existing survey and make you pay a few hundred bucks for their signature.

 

[oosik]

I have a question. Everybody is saying that a survey is required to sell/buy land. Is that a requirement of the lending institution that is carrying the loan on the land or is simply a legal requirement?

I guess I should have indicated that the purchase of my 80 acres in 1939 was a cash deal. No bank was involved - therefore the meet and bounds description was adequate.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Usually the lender requirement.

 

[oosik]

Thats what I thought. Its a CYBFA requirement of the institution carrying the loan.