Licensed Land Surveyor Checks Before Combining Two Adjacent Lots
You own two lots side by side. On the ground they look like one big yard. So it feels like they should count as one property. They usually do not, at least not yet. Owning both lots does not merge them. Each lot can still be its own legal parcel with its own history in […]
Why a Cadastral Surveyor Matters Before Splitting Family Property
Three siblings inherit their parents’ property in Ramsey County. They agree to split it evenly. One takes the house. Two take the land behind it. Simple enough, right? Then the county rejects the paperwork. The old family deed doesn’t match what’s on record. Nobody thought to check first. This happens more often than people expect […]
Why a Licensed Land Surveyor Checks Old Plats Before Marking Corners
If you are about to build, fence, or remodel near a property line, here is the short version. A licensed land surveyor pulls old plats first because today’s fence or stake might not sit where the law says it should. Skip that step and you risk a survey that gets challenged later, costing you time […]