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Informationen zum Autor Stephen V. Estopinal, PLS, PE , is the Surveying Division Manager at SJB Group, a land surveying, civil engineering, real estate services, and program management service company in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He has been in the practice of land surveying for more than forty years. Author of A Guide to Understanding Land Surveys, Third Edition (Wiley) and columnist for Professional Surveyor Magazine, he is a frequent lecturer on surveying matters and regularly serves as an expert witness. Wendy Lathrop PLS, CFM, President of Cadastral Consulting, LLC, is a professional land surveyor, planner, and Certified Floodplain Manager, involved since 1974 in projects ranging from construction to boundary to environmental land use disputes. She has been presenting seminars for her colleagues across the country since 1986 and is a contributing editor for The American Surveyor magazine. She is a past president of the National Society of Professional Surveyors. Klappentext The only modern guide to interpreting and writing real property descriptions for surveyors Technical land information is no longer the exclusive domain of professional surveyors. The Internet now houses a multitude of resources that nontechnical professionals?such as attorneys and realtors?access and implement on a daily basis. However, these professionals are trained in aspects of law and commerce that do not provide the proper education and experience to interpret and evaluate their land boundary information discoveries correctly. As a result, their analysis is often erroneous and the data misapplied?ultimately leading to confusion and costly litigation. Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions attempts to bridge the ever-widening gap between the users of land boundary information and the land surveyors who produce it. An expert team of authors integrates the historic and legal background of real property interests with fundamental concepts of the surveying profession in a manner accessible for average readers. These provide the basics for both properly comprehending older descriptions and competently constructing complete and modern real property descriptions that foster better communication. Highlights in this book include: An in-depth exploration of historic descriptions and how to read them Coverage of the widely accepted ALTA/ACSM Land Boundary Survey standards and associated property descriptions A diverse collection of examples and practice scenarios An overview of the latest issues related to the use of GPS and GIS Written in easy-to-understand language, this practical resource assists nontechnical professionals in understanding exactly what a surveyor does and does not do, and serves as a valuable tool for obtaining the most satisfactory, accurate, and complete real property descriptions. Zusammenfassung Land boundaries are the physical! technical! and legal entities that define the extent and limits of a particular parcel of land! whether a small acreage of private property or the delineation between sovereign nations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xi 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Property 1 1.1.1 Personal Property 1 1.1.2 Real Property 2 1.1.3 Ownership 2 1.1.4 Possession 3 1.2 Title and Interests in Real Property 4 1.2.1 The Concept of Title 4 1.2.2 Fee Simple 7 1.2.3 Limited Title 7 1.2.4 Easements 12 1.3 Transfers of Title and Interests 26 1.3.1 Written Transfers and Conveyances 27 1.3.2 Unwritten Transfers and Conveyances 30 1.3.3 Statute of Frauds 33 1.4 Deeds 35 1.4.1 Legally Sufficient 38 1.4.2 Abstract of Title 39 1.4.3 Recordation 40 2 Land Record Systems 45 2.1 Overview 45 2.2 Metes and Bounds 47 2.2.1 General History 47
