When Is A Surveyor Needed?


  • When land is bought or sold.

  • Before land is divided.

  • If a line or corner location is unknown or in dispute.

  • If money-lending agency requires a survey.

  • Before constructing a building or fence.

  • Conveying land from a larger tract that has not been surveyed.

  • Before cutting timber near a property line.

  • When you believe someone is encroaching on your land.

  • Establish easements and right-of-way.


How Much Will My Survey Cost?

Many factors involved:


  • Purpose of the survey and equipment needed.

  • Deed research required.

  • Number of unknown corners.

  • Existence of fences.

  • Vagueness of descriptions.

  • Number of acres.

  • Terrain and vegetation.

  • Accessibility.

  • Liability.

  • If the surveyor has made other surveys in the area.

  • If there are disputes over any lines.

  • You should receive from the surveyor schedule of rates travel and
 mileage expenses, cost of marker, paint, etc..

  • The surveyor may be able to give you an estimate of total cost, or a "high" or "low" figure, but he may not be bound
    by those figures.

  • Low cost surveys can be poor surveys. A good survey that meets your need and legal requirements may cost more
    but will be less expensive in the long run.


What Can A Surveyor Do For Me?


  • Examine your deed and those of adjoiners and look for evidence on
 the ground to see if there are problems.

  • Advise if you actually need a survey.

  • Find and mark your corners properly

  • Mark and paint lines.

  • Divide property, establish new corners and markers.

  • Make contour maps and show the elevations.

  • Locate oil/gas wells, buildings, fences, right-of-way, encroachments, other possession evidence.

  • Inform interested parties of the progress and results.

  • Cooperate with your attorney, Realtor, banker, engineer or architect.

  • Appear in hearings as an expert witness.


What The Surveyor Needs From you?


  • The purpose of the survey.

  • Your deed or a copy of it or the Book and Page where it is recorded in the County Clerk's Office, any Plats you have
    and information about location of corners and lines.

  • Brief history of ownership.

  • Name and address of adjoiners.

  • Information about disagreements over location of corners and lines.


What Should I Receive From The Surveyor?


  • Work done in accordance with State laws, regulations and high standards of ethics.

  • Plat(s) showing all necessary information for recording.

  • A survey description that can be used in a deed.

  • Itemized statement for professional services rendered.


Caution For Landowners


  • Don't mistake preliminary traverse lines for true lines. Generally we use white flagging for preliminary work and we
    use orange and white for the true lines.

  • Don't move or relocate markers.

  • Don't seek the cheapest surveyor; select one who will do a satisfactory job for you.

  • Contact the surveyor well before the survey is needed.
Henry "Dee" Purvis, III
Professional Surveyor
email:
DeePurvis@LandSurvey101.com
Mississippi Counties
Work In Progress.  
Please be patient.