A relocation survey is one of the many important services provided by a surveyor. Relocation Survey is conducted to determine the actual boundaries and location of the property. It involve the precise identification of established land and its corners. The main purposeof this kind of survey is to reestablish the boundaries of a tract for which a survey has previously been made.
Knowing of the exact boundaries land will help one avoid expensive encroachment disputes and ill-will disputes with neighbors. If an issue has already occurred, then your surveyor can help rectify the problem. If you are contemplating purchasing property, you should know as much as possible about the price of land you are going to invest in.
For your own peace of mind, you need a Commissioned Land Surveyor to define the legal boundaries and verify that the survey pegs are in place. Each sale agreement should require that the survey marks be located prior to the sale. You have a right to see the boundary peg before you purchase, and it is in your interest to do so. Therefore, you consider developing a section of your property, it is prudent to determine the exact boundaries before you begin. Survey marks may be misplaced, displaced or difficult to locate and boundaries are not necessarily consistent with fences or hedges.
Objectives of a relocation survey:
- To avoid for the wrong lot.
- To avoid building on the wrong lot.
- To avoid putting the road or driveway in the most costly location.
- To avoid conflict with the other land surveyor.
- To know the boundary of the land.
- To know to contact for rights of way.
- To avoid breaking the many land use laws, regulations and obstruction.
The following are some of the benefits of contacting a surveyor to service you with a relocation survey.
- You do not pay for the wrong lot or build on the wrong lot.
- You avoid putting the road or driveway in the most costly location.
- You make the most economical use of the construction site.
- You make sure to know who to contact for rights of way.
- You make the most intelligent presentation of your use project.
- Avoid infringing many land use laws, regulations and encumbrances
