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A mortgage survey is almost always required by a lender to confirm that the property being purchased is free of any above ground encroachments. All improvements within the boundaries are shown, as well as the boundary lines to display the property’s limits. Title companies, attorneys, or prospective home buyers can be responsible for ordering a survey depending on the circumstances.

Boundary surveys are frequently necessary to confirm the location of property lines on architectural projects. Identifying the location of property lines is a crucial and requires serious consideration of subdivisions of land, design and development of improvements near boundary lines and other essential factors.

An elevation certificate can be obtained to purchase flood insurance. The certificate is usually ordered at the same time as the mortgage survey. In addition, an elevation certificate could be required to obtain building permits for certain residential and/or commercial improvement projects.

This is the most complete type of survey available because it includes many details that a standard boundary survey does not. Meets the 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys set forth by the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping.

A topographic survey is a boundary survey that includes elevations of the terrain throughout the property, including two onsite benchmarks. This type of survey is usually necessary for design purposes, which would be useful to an architect or engineer.

A post construction survey showing all major changes in relation to the completed project. It updates any revisions made.

A specific purpose survey is usually used when a regular boundary survey is not possible, such as locating a specific area within a larger parcel of land. It may include only one side of a building structure, or even one property line, instead of surveying the whole property.