My seller has a survey, so I don’t need a new one, right?

No. Surveys performed for previous owners do not protect new owners. The basics of contract laws typically exclude a third party from liability. So, the previous owner, or seller, may have recourse if he or she is the party that ordered the survey, but you, as the new owner, do not since you weren’t part of the transaction. Additionally, the statute of limitations for surveying errors is 6 years, so even the original client wouldn’t have recourse on older surveys.

Chastain & Associates, P.C. is your source for prompt, professional land surveyors, land planning services, and consulting services in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama.

288 North Main St., Ellijay, GA 30540  |  (706) 276-7528(770) 889-1770
3798 East 1st Street, Blue Ridge GA 30513  |  (706) 632-6543
info@chastainassociates.com

© 2023 Chastain & Associates, P.C. - All rights reserved.
Site by 3by400, a north Georgia web design team using WordPress