If you’re the one who hasn’t any idea about your property lines then you should have it. In this blog post, we’ve described in detail how I find my property lines. Basically, it is the defined points at which one owner’s land ends, from here the neighboring property begins. You can legally place your fences, pools, and garages in your property lines when you have an idea about your property lines. Often disputes and lawsuits occur when you place things on another person’s property.
Following are the ways from where you can find out your property lines:
Check your deed
Your property boundaries are included in words in your deeds that contain a description. To determine the location of your boundaries you should be able to measure from named landmarks by following the description which is in the deed.
Review your property survey
You can check your property lines and measurements on the map which you receive when you bought your home this map is also known as a plat. Check with your local clerk’s or surveyor’s office if it wasn’t included with your paperwork. These maps are available online or you can also find their hard copies or microfiche copies. Also, maps of your nearby area can be valuable.
When you live in a subdivision or neighborhood where most of the houses appear to have been built at the same time there might be your deed’s legal description will be vague. In this way, you can find the master plat in the public records.
Hire a surveyor
You may choose to hire a professional to do a land survey if you don’t have a survey or plat. The surveyor can measure and map your property. With stakes, it will also mark the corners of the property.
Depending on your location the cost of hiring a professional surveyor depends. The moment you decide to hire a surveyor don’t forget to ask your family and friends for referrals. To discuss your needs, you will meet with various surveyors and decide who is professional and with whom you want to do the work.
The surveyor must carry professional liability insurance and needs to be licensed with your state. This will cover you if in any case, the surveyor makes a mistake in the survey. Following the completion of the survey ask If the surveyor is willing to walk your property lines. However, you should ask about the equipment the surveyor uses. For example, GPS and CAD. Before these innovations allow for more precise surveys than those possible. Why you need a survey and which service you require you must tell this to your surveyor. It will ensure that the fee estimate which you’ve received is accurate and possible.