Ludlow Engineering and Land Survey

Looking for a land surveyor is often a difficult task.  What do you look for when locating a qualified land surveyor….  Maybe we can help.

We are a premier land survey company.  We have been in the business for over 30 years and have specialized in land surveys, ALTA surveys, boundary line surveys, topography surveys and much more.

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Reasons to Get a New Land Survey

What is a land surveyor? A surveyor has the tools and experience to provide mapping and boundary services to property owners. They provide plans, maps, property boundaries for construction, remodeling, title insurance, and other real estate projects.

The surveyor researches titles and documents to obtain an accurate description of your land. They may also research neighboring property documents for any problems or conflicts. Next, they obtain physical measurements from the property. These measurements are compared to the records on file to check for any problems and verify any disputes.

A land surveyor will use various methods to determine boundaries, including electronic equipment, photo mapping, GPS positioning, measuring tape, and may even employ an old-fashioned compass to give accurate measurements.

Costs for a land survey can vary. It depends on how much work is involved to research records, the size and scale of the project and the land itself, the time of year, weather, and how many visits are required for complete and accurate comparisons. The more effort required, the more it can cost.

Reasons to Get a New Land Survey:

From the website Colorado Professional Land Surveyors: “In recent years, few and fewer property buyers are getting a professional land survey done. This is due, in large part, from advice from real estate professionals, mortgage companies, and title insurance companies.

Simply because a mortgage company or title insurance company does not require a survey for their underwriting requirements, that doesn’t mean they are looking out for the best interest of the buyer of the property or the seller for that matter. Buyers and sellers should be aware of matters that could adversely effect the title, marketability, or value of their property.

Many new home buyers are relying upon old outdated surveys to evaluate survey matters. This is unwise. An old survey is certified to the seller, not to the buyer. Therefore, the new buyer should not rely on the old survey for obvious reasons of assurance and liability. A new survey should be conducted and certified to the buyer. A new survey will address encroachments onto and off of the property, access to and from a public right-of-way. A current survey will identify and locate new structures, fences, walls and additions. A new land survey will also identify recent, missing, destroyed and erroneous property corners. Flood hazard areas will also be delineated, as they relate to the subject property and the improvements.

A recent development has property owners signing a survey affidavit as a substitute for a survey for the new buyer. This practice puts the homeowner (or seller) in an awkward position of certifying an old survey, and stating that there have not been any changes since the date of the old land survey. These homeowners have been persuaded into signing the so-called affidavit do not have any way to determine if the old survey is correct, much less a way to identify any changes or if there was an error. Nor do the sellers know what matters and to what standards a survey should be conducted for a survey to be correct. This practice might also put the seller in a position of covering up and not disclosing issues in order to save some money.

The request for the survey affidavit usually comes from a title insurance company for their motivation of shedding liability. The seller, by signing the affidavit, assumes the survey related responsibility. The buyer, in turn has no assurance or recourse if there are survey related matters that adversely affects the marketability and value of the property. The buyer cannot seek recourse from the title company, because they usually take exception to survey related matters and any matters that a ‘correct’ survey would disclose. The only course of action would be to seek damages from the past seller of the property.

All parties should also be aware is that a survey is an original creation and is protected under the federal copyright laws. Any unauthorized reproduction of an old survey can result in a lawsuit. The original survey is certified to the original homeowner and is not transferable. A third party cannot rely upon an old survey. A new survey should be conducted and specifically certified to the new buyer. Also the Tennessee Real Estate Commission recently noted, ‘if the surveys given to prospects are not accurate, a court could hold (real estate) licensees liable for providing a party with misinformation.’

In conclusion, buyers of real property should have a new survey conducted. Those buyers who do not have a new land survey will be purchasing property without reliable information as to encroachments, overlaps, boundary line disputes and other matters that might be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property by a registered professional land surveyor.”

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The main union representing parcel delivery workers, and the governing body for nurses have united to launch a new campaign seeking legal redress against the owners of dangerous dogs which attack them while they are working.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) claims that existing powers under the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act are failing to halt the rising trend of dog attacks on postage and parcel delivery staff. Dave Joyce, the unions national health, safety and environment officer, said both his members, and their colleagues in the Royal College of Nursing, urgently needed better protection to help stem the increase.
As the law stands, anyone carrying out their work on private premises has no right to claim compensation from the owner or occupier of those premises, if they are attacked by a dog while on that land.

The two unions are backing a campaign called Bite Back, calling for new legal powers to hold owners of dangerous dogs accountable for their pets actions while on their own property. The current law only provides for action to be taken if an attack takes place in a public place, such as on the street.
The Bite Back campaign was launched in 2008 in response to a series of attacks on delivery workers.
As well as holding dog owners responsible for their pets attacks, the campaign is asking for both police and dog wardens to be given the power to issue dog ASBOs on the owners of pets who behave aggressively towards someone before an attack happens.

It also wants to see all dogs micro-chipped so that they, and their owners, can be identified.
Dave Joyce added that, despite there being about 500,000 attacks every year by dogs, the Dangerous Dogs Act only results in convictions for, on average, 650 people annually.

The CWU said it was prompted to launch its campaign after two of the most serious attacks ever recorded on its members, reported to have happened in Cambridge and Sheffield. While parcel delivery and courier service workers are among those who have been attacked, health visitors, utility company staff and home helps would also benefit from the protection any new law passed as a result of the campaign would afford.

The risk of an attack by an out-of-control dog is one of the main risks home delivery company workers and other people who call at private houses as part of their work face. A recent survey by the CWU found that potential road accidents mainly affecting cyclists trips and falls all contribute to making their work risky.

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