Title Surveying: Purpose & Uses

What is Title survey?

A title survey is a survey map made by a registered professional land surveyor that illustrates the mathematical and physical properties of a parcel of property in relation to map lines, deeds of record, and/or other applicable reference material based on an actual field survey. In a nutshell, this is what we do here at Arek Surveying.

When completing a title survey, we ensure it is a thorough investigation and assessment of major elements that are impacting and influencing the following aspects:

• boundary locations
• ownership lines
• rights of way
• easements inside or immediately around a specific lot, parcel, or quantity of real land

Overall, a title survey locates, determines, or reestablishes the perimeters, division lines, or boundaries, and area of a certain lot, parcel, or quantity of real estate on the ground.

This sort of land title survey differs from a traditional or standard property survey in that it is used for title insurance purposes. Therefore, it must include more detail than a traditional or standard property survey.

The profession of determining these types of land boundaries requires the services of a registered professional. When you turn to Arek Surveying, you can expect that sort of professionalism.

Title Survey Purpose

The overall purpose of a land title survey is to establish or reestablish on the ground the physical or record position, as well as the extent of real property lines, political borders, or lines defining the perimeters of public or private ownership. This includes the exteriors or centerlines of recorded easements, evidence indicating the possibility of prescription or limitation rights, and any apparent site modifications.

In general, a land title survey is a method of defining and identifying such lines or limits by marking them. As a result of this process, each plot, parcel, lot, or other specified land area is individually located in relation to well-known and established points of reference, bordering properties, and rights of way.

What Land Title Surveys Involve

A land title surveys may involve, but are not limited to, the accurate locating, monumentation, description, and platting of the following real estate:

• Lots, tracts, plots, blocks, sites, or subdivisions for residential, commercial, or industrial use.
• Parks, beaches, lakes, roads, streets, waterways, freeways, and construction sites are examples of public properties.
• Properties that have been improved for the purpose of situating buildings, utilities, or other facilities in relation to the property lines.
• Lease for commercial, agricultural, or industrial purposes.
• Lot purchases, exchanges, and sales.
• Acreage parcels suitable for home sites, farms, and ranches.
• Lands for investment, agriculture, or commercial production of timber, crops, animals, oil, gas, coal, or quarries, mines, or other excavations.

Title Survey Uses

Here are some of the common uses for a title survey.

• Landscaping and construction plans.
• Determining proper titles to leases, leases on improvements, and sales of lots.
• The establishing of boundaries for purposes of subdivision and development.
• A requirement for many types of conveyancing, including easements across property lines.
• Recalculate or re-establish boundaries on a lot or parcel of real property which is owned by the US federal government, US state government, various state and local governments, or by deed or recorded will.
• Confirmation of the ownership of a piece of real estate.
• Use as evidence in court actions.
• Creation of maps and documents that establish the title to a land parcel, lot, or piece of real estate.

The creation of maps and documents is based upon a legal description (or map) of the real property that may be obtained from these three aspects:

1. An existing or recorded deed.
2. An existing legal survey map or plat.
3. Local or state records, recorded deeds, deeds at large, and/or other legal sources.

Contact Arek Surveying Today

Title surveying has various purposes and uses across different industries and fields. We are proud to provide our surveying services for clients across the greater New York City area. For more information about our title surveying services, please contact us today.

Contact Arek Surveying

When you reach out to us, we can go over our services and how they may apply to your circumstances. If title surveying isn't the best survey to move forward with, we can discuss other various surveying options.