On Monday, September 2, 2013 9:17:01 AM UTC-7, Ralph Mowery wrote:
"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message

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Paying taxes on disputed land is more prevalent than this group imagines.

Saw many cases in my 50 years as professional land surveyor.



Owner "A" has 200 foot wide property which in reality is only 199 feet. He

sells the west 100 feet to owner "B". Later he sells the east 100 feet to

owner "C". Keep in mind that "B" has senior rights (he came first),

parcel "C" is junior. Owner "A" is completely out of the picture.



Dispute arises. Fence in wrong place. Note that both parties have been

paying taxes on the one foot strip in question. The County Assessor has

assessed both parcels as having 100 foot of width.



Ivan Vegvary



I would think the person doing the survey would be lible. He should have

said that the fellow only had 99 feet left to sell after he sold the first

100 feet.

This is the west coast. (S.F. Bay Area region) Rarely do people get surveys upon purchase. Not the custom here and not required by title companies on residential properties since all they insure is 'chain of title' and not location.
When a survey is requested, yes, the problem will show up. The duty of the surveyor is simply to disclose, no liability involved.

Ivan Vegvary