Do land surveyors change boundaries?
Land surveyors cannot and do not take away land or give land to anyone. Because boundary lines are based upon legal records, conflicts sometimes arise when recorded descriptions do not agree with the way the property has actually been occupied. Many properties have been occupied and built on through the years without the benefit of a land survey and without consideration of the recorded land description. A surveyor establishes boundary lines according to the recorded land descriptions, but in so doing, lines may depart from occupation and give the appearance of change initiated by the surveyor. It is important to realize that the land surveyor in most cases “follows the footsteps of the original land surveyor”. This means also that the surveyor replaces corners “where evidence has shown they were originally set” (as opposed in some cases, to put corners where an individual assumes them to be).
