Is an ALTA®/ACSM Land Title Survey a “Boundary Survey”?
by Gary Kent Over the years, there has been some confusion over whether or not an ALTA®/ACSM Land Title Survey qualifies as a “boundary survey” under the various definitions of that term. This has especially been an issue vis-à-vis statutes and administrative rules regulating surveying in the respective states. The 2005 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA®/ACSM Land Title Survey, recently adopted and effective on January first of 2006, have addressed the issue with some revised and new wording added to the very first paragraph: “It is recognized and understood that local and state standards or standards of care, which surveyors in those respective jurisdictions are bound by, may augment, or even require variations to the standards outlined herein. Where conflicts between the standards outlined herein and any jurisdictional statutes or regulations occur, the more restrictive requirement shall apply.” [emphasis added] Neither the National Society of Professional Surveyors nor t
