However, if it is a design problem for which the licensed professional is responsible, you can file a complaint with this office showing incompetence or negligence. For more information, click on Complaints . My neighbor says the fence is on his property. It is not a legal survey. It is a relatively inexpensive method for title companies and lending institutions to show if there are any encroachments onto your property at the time of the mortgage closing.
Many landowners think a legal boundary survey was made.
And no one should add improvements using this drawing. A boundary survey will physically locate the boundary pins of your property in the ground. The land surveyor may have to research the area through records and plats in the courthouse to find original section corners when the land was originally surveyed. The surveyor must then carefully measure the proper distances in the field and confirm where the corners of your property should be and verify if a pin is already there or set a pin in the ground. This is time consuming and can be expensive, but it is the only proper way of locating your land.