I’m building a new house. Why do I need to have it “staked out”? Why doesn’t the builder take care of this?
New home construction is a combination of several professions: surveyors, archit [...]
What is a Title Commitment? Why do I need one?
A Title Commitment is a vehicle of Title Insurance. It is a precursor to your Ti [...]
What is an Easement? Why are they on my property?
An easement is legal access for someone else to cross or use a portion of your p [...]
What is Adverse Possession?
Adverse possession is a legal principle where a party may openly and notoriously [...]
I think my neighbor has his stuff on my property. What do I do?
Typically, you should hire a licensed land surveyor to verify the location of th [...]
What is a Cadastral Survey?
Typically, a cadastral survey measures or subdivides “Sections” (one square-mile [...]
What about a mine claim? Can you find the boundary monuments of my mining claim?
Typically, a mine claim is a mineral survey that subdivides a strip of land from [...]
What is a Topo or Topographic survey? Why do I need this?
A topographic survey is typically a survey map that shows all visible improvemen [...]
What is an ALTA survey?
An ALTA survey is a “monumented land survey” showing all visible improvements si [...]
What is an Improvement Survey Plat?
In the State of Colorado, an Improvement Survey Plat is a “monumented land surve [...]