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If You Are
Selling Property
You may have to provide your buyer with an
up-to-date survey of your property in order to:
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Give your buyer confidence in the purchase
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Allow your buyer to register the transaction
at the land registry office
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Enable your buyer to make mortgage arrangements
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Verify to your buyer the size and extent of
the property
Avoid later legal disputes arising from
inadequate or inaccurate property descriptions
If You
Are Buying Property
You need to know what you're getting. Only
a survey plan made by a licensed land surveyor can legally define what
you've purchased.
Your surveyor will undertake the necessary
research, survey the property and prepare a survey plan that will reveal:
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Whether other people are entitled to partial
use of your property through easements for utilities or rights-of-way
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Whether fences, trees, buildings, gardens,
embankments, driveways, walkways, swimming pools, house additions and other
property improvements actually lay on your property
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Whether your deed describes your property
accurately
Your survey thus gives you a form of protection
in addition to clarifying what you've bought, since it will reveal any
encroachments or other irregularities that might be the cause of later
legal disputes. In addition, your surveyor can mark the exact corners of
your site with survey monuments.
If no up-to-date survey exists for the
property you wish to buy, you should make it a condition of purchase that
one be provided for you.
It pays to know the boundaries of your
land. A small distance can make a big difference. The erection of a fence
can be the source of expensive litigation and ill will between neighbours.
Your licensed land surveyor can help you avoid disputes.
Building,
Fencing or Adding On
You need to protect your investment by making
sure you are building on your own property. A mislocated fence, driveway
or carport can cause legal problems and extra construction costs. Before
you build, let a licensed land surveyor determine your property boundaries,
replacing missing stakes if necessary. Allowing a surveyor to mark the
location of your building on site before construction begins will also
ensure that you meet setback requirements and other restrictions enforced
by the Municipality in their zoning By-Laws. Failure to comply with zoning
By-Laws could result in the loss of a future sale if the purchasers have
an up-to-date survey done. Mortgage lenders generally do not advance money
until by-law infringements are cleared up.
If You Are
Subdividing
A licensed professional surveyor will:
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Check and ensure extent of title, and note
planning restrictions, easements and other legalities
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Survey the site
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Engage other consultants to carry out preliminary
studies, Engineering, Planning and Environmental issues to submit with
draft plan
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Draft a proposed plan of subdivision
Prepare final plans
Refinancing
or Obtaining a Mortgage
A mortgage company, whether it be a bank,
trust company or others, may require a survey before they will lend money.
Why is this a necessity and why are you often asked for an up-to-date survey?
Do the lot size, building set backs, pool
and fence locations meet with local Zoning By-Laws?
The mortgage company will require the survey
to protect their investment. They want to be sure that the land and buildings
on which they are lending money are as described in the documents which
accompany the transaction. They also wish to know that if they have to
foreclose there will be no problems in re-selling the property.
Why a Professional
Land Surveyor?
According to provincial law, only surveys
made by licensed Ontario Land Surveyors are legal. Only members of the
Association of Ontario Land Surveyors have completed the academic requirements
and practical training before licensing. Only Association members are required
to maintain the necessary theoretical, practical and ethical standards
set by legislation and the profession.
What Will It
Cost?
Depending on the nature and extent of the
work, anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. Fees for
surveys are determined on an individual basis, depending mainly on the
amount of time required for the research and the survey. Prior to engaging
your surveyor, you may wish to inquire of the likely estimate of the fees
that the survey will entail, along with the expected completion date.
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