A certificate of location is a report by a land surveyor that provides all the details about a property (for example, building dimensions, land dimensions, general plan of the property, and encroachments). The surveyor will comment on the current condition of the building and land in relation to cadastre, ownership titles, and laws and regulations. In some locations, including parts of Canada, a certificate of location may be required when selling a property. These are not common in the U.S.