You own a large piece of land. You want to split it into two or more separate lots. Simple enough, right? Not exactly. Before any legal division can happen, you need a cadastral surveyor. Skip this step and the split won’t hold up in court, at the county recorder’s office, or with a title company. Developers who try to move too fast here almost always run into delays that cost more than the survey itself would have. A cadastral surveyor handles the legal definition of land boundaries. When a parcel split is involved, that means mapping exactly where one … Continue reading →