Is there any way to find out exactly where the property lines are on my house without the cost of a surveyor?

Question

When i bought my house there was no fence between my neighbor and i. Recently my neighbor put up an 8ft. high fence on what he said was the property line. The only way for me to find out if he was correct is to hire a surveyor that i know of, but the cost to do that isn't cheap from what i have heard. So i'm looking for an inexpensive way, one that i can do myself if i need too to find out this information.

Answer 1

If you rent a magnetic locator.... or borrow one, you can use it to find your property corners which are probably 6" to a foot deep. It would help to know your lot dimensions first by either using the survey you got when you bought the property or by getting a copy of the recorded plat of your subdivision from the county public records. I'm a surveyor in florida.

Answer 2

Surveyors are not as expensive as you think they are. And, yes, that's the only way to know exactly where the property line is. There are public records of property lines, but they are not always correct and most of the time you would have to be a surveyor to read them. Just call a few, find out what they charge, and almost everything is negotiable if you find the right person.

Answer 3

First, you need a plat map of the property. There probably was one attached to your title insurance policy (you do have title insurance, don't you?), but if not, go to the city or county government records office to get one. See if you can find the marks on the ground which are referred to on the map; these may be steel pins in the ground, medallions in the street, or other such permanent marks. Then, with a tape measure and a decent compass, you can work out the exact boundaries. Which is exactly what a surveyor would do if you hired one.

Answer 4

you can go down to your county public records office and get a copy of the "plat". You _may_ be able to interpret this yourself, or it may require a surveyor.

You should contact the realtor who sold you the house, and your title insurance company-- the latter, in particular, may arrange for a survey at little or no cost to you.

Answer 5

I believe you have to buck up and pay for the surveyor.
It's worth it in the long run.
D.

Answer 6

Knock it down. Build a shed or other structure without a permit near where you think the line is.

Ok, you may want to call the city/county building (or whatever you call the government's center in your town/city) and ask if that information is public record.

Answer 7

You should be able to go to the courthouse and see a land map. It should have property boundaries and right of ways on it. There was a similar situation with my mother in law and she went to the courthouse and had the property maps pulled. At our courthouse there is a lady that will even help you with what you are looking at.

Answer 8

there should be records at the court house or somewhere about the size of your property for tax purpose's.But you might be surprised by them my neighbor found out she didn't own her back yard and she had lived in the house for 50 years.

p.s. its just a fence who really cares there are more important things to worry about like why did your neighbor want to hide from you

Answer 9

I know with me doing the courthouse work which cut down on the costs it was still $775 for a .08 acre lot in town. Hope that helps.

Answer 10

a surveyor is the only exact way, and to save money, you can get only i side of your land surveyed