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Land Survey
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Boundary Dispute Law Blog
PLS Track: Intro Boundary Law
By Bob Zierman
2/26/2026 3:31 PM – Jerry Mahun, PLS – A Wisconsin surveyor since 1979. Jerry does Mentoring Mondays – https://jerrymahon.com Original Spice Girls? – In India, 5 gals killed a man…
Boundary Dispute Law Blog
Gary R. Kent, PS – 2/25/2026 10:00
By Bob Zierman
MERIDIAN LAND CONSULTING, LLC – 317.345.4031 LS80040389@gmail.com 1. History / Talking Points Today We are going to be talking about section 1 of the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey. This is…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
New 2026 ALTA/NSPS Survey Standards: What Developers and Counsel Should Know
By Hall Render
Significant updates to the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards will impact health care real estate transactions beginning February 23, 2026. The American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) and the National Society…
Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog
Importance of Condominium Surveys and Plot Plans
By Joseph Adams
Q: I recently bought a condominium unit. While reviewing the documents, I noticed they include a survey and some diagrams, but they did not seem very detailed and were very…
Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
Boundaries and Surveys
IntroductionBoundary issues are not uncommon in rural settings. What if a survey doesn’t match an existing fence line? What controls? How is the actual legal property boundary determined? Can an…
Nonresident Lawyers Blog | Nonresident Lawyers Division
Beyond Geocaching, There’s Benchmarking: Finding Markers of Property Law in the Wild
There’s a metal stick in the hedgerow between my house and my neighbor’s that tells us how much yard we need to mow and how much of the sidewalk is…
Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
Boundaries and Surveys – What Are the Rules?
OverviewBoundary issues are rather common in rural settings. Often boundary disputes arise because a survey doesn’t match an existing fence line. In that situation, what controls? How is the actual…
The Fort Worth Business & Real Estate Law Journal
Do I really need a survey?
This is a question that I receive regularly from clients who are purchasing property. Most often clients are debating whether the information received from a survey is worth the cost…
Lauren Jackson Law Blog
Who pays for the survey when buying a house?
In the state of Illinois, if you own a single family home or a townhouse with its own lot number, and you are selling your property, your real estate contract…
Barry C. McGuire
Do You Need a Land Survey to Sell a Property?
Podcast Episode 73: “Real Property Reports and Sellers.” Did you know that a land survey certificate of building locations on a property is no longer valid if there have been…