ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys - Strafford Publications

32 Pages·2013·1.13 MB·English

by  Erika Simon

Presenting a live 90-minute webinar with interactive Q&A

ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys
Leveraging the Feasibility Assessment Tool for Land Development Deals

TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013
1pm Eastern | 12pm Central | 11am Mountain | 10am Pacific
Today’s faculty features:
Mitchell G. Williams, Partner, Hunton Williams, New York
Earl Morriss, Of Counsel, Genesis Law Firm, Everett, Wash.
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Strafford Publications Webinar
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Presented by:

Mitchell Williams
Partner
[email protected]

Hunton & Williams LLP
200 Park Avenue
52nd Floor
New York, NY 10166

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ALTA/ACSM LAND SURVEYS
• What is ALTA?
• What is ACSM?
• What is NSPS?
• What is an ALTA/ACSM land survey?

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CODES OF PRACTICE
• Provide a uniform set of guidelines and requirements for land
surveys, and establish a standard of care
• State Codes of Practice
• State and local Surveyor’s association standards
• Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land
Title Surveys
• 1946: ACSM issued technical standards for title surveys
• 1962: ACSM joined with ALTA to issue the first ALTA/ACSM title survey
code
• 2011: The most recent version of the ALTA/ACSM Code

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TYPES OF LAND SURVEYS
• Boundary Survey
• Construction Survey
• “As Built” survey
• Topographic survey
• Title Survey
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WHAT DOES A TITLE SURVEY TYPICALLY
SHOW?
• The location of the Property described in the deed and its record
boundary lines

• The location and nature of the improvements on the Property and their
relationship to the record boundary lines, as well as improvements on
adjoining property that are close to or over the record boundary lines

• The location of easements of record affecting the Property, and visible
evidence of possible easements that are not of record

• Adjoining streets

• Discrepancies between the record boundaries of the Property and the
record boundary lines of all adjoining property, as well as with physical
lines of occupation

• This is not an exhaustive list

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WHAT DOES A TITLE SURVEY TYPICALLY NOT
?
SHOW, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED
• Zoning information

• Flood Zones

• Minimum setback lines, unless contained in a recorded document

• Ownership

• Underground improvements; e.g., pipes, electrical lines, other
utilities, unless there is visible surface evidence that they may exist.

• This is not an exhaustive list

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