Alta Land Title Surveys Salt Lake City
Ludlow Engineering performs ALTA land Title Surveys throughout the State of Utah.
- ALTA Land Title Surveys In Salt Lake City
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- Topography Surveys in Salt Lake City
- Construction Staking in Salt Lake City
- As-Built Surveys in Salt Lake City
- Residential and Commercial Siteplans in Salt Lake City
What Is An ALTA Survey?
What is an ALTA survey?
ALTA stands for American Land Title Association. The ALTA is a group that represents the land title and title insurance industry. In addition to ALTA, the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) also accepts and conforms to ALTA survey conventions. An ALTA survey is a survey done in such a way that it conforms to ALTA standards. The good thing about this is that most surveyors know and understand this format – so once you get used to reading an ALTA survey you will be able to do it over and over again on subsequent transactions.
What does an ALTA survey contain?
Like any survey, an ALTA survey shows the physical characteristics of the property you are purchasing. The first thing an ALTA survey will give you is a description of the metes and bounds of the property. In other words, the survey will give you the actual description (longitude and latitude) of the property boundaries. Most buyers perform their own survey for due diligence to ensure that the property they are purchasing is the size they thought it was.
An ALTA survey also shows improvements on the property, rights of way on the property, as well as any easements granted by previous property owners. For land that you are considering developing, this is incredibly important. If you have an easement granted to the power company that goes straight through the middle of the property, it may be difficult, or impossible, to develop.
