Land Survey

We closed on our house in May 2009. Granted it was our first house and we really didn't know that much. My husband asked about the land survey at the closing and the seller did not have it and we were told by our lawyer and their lawyer to go to the town and get it. Fast forward to now and we want to add a garage so I went to the town hall and they said there is no survey on our house. How were we even able to buy the house if there has never been a survey is my question. We know where our property line is but I have no clue how there could be no survey. The house is 15 years old and we are the third buyers. Has anyone ever run into something like this and can anyone recommend a land surveyor? TIA

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Try Nelson and pope in Melville my office uses them a lot. Also do you have your title policy from your purchase. I have no idea how you closed on your house without one (do you live in ny) because a bank requires one and you need a survey to get title INsurance at least in ny. Also if you have your title policy call the title company and see If they have an surveyor suggestions. It just seems odd. Sorry a survey shows a lot of things and without one you can't be sure what you purchased or if someone is on your property. Good luck

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We bought our house in June - we had to pay for a survey then. It cost us about $500...

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Thank You! Yes we are in NY and I think this whole thing is very odd. My husband is going to check the title today to see if it is there. Thanks for the help!

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Robert B Holzman Land Surveyor.
(631) 281-0162

1029 William Floyd Pkwy
Shirley, NY 11967 40.8067 -72.8728

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as part of our closing a survey was done and we paid for it as part of our closign costs. We did get the old survey from the previous owner, but it was really old and hard to read and pretty useless anyway.

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I have to tell you that I believe we closed without a survey as well and its driving me nuts! I wish we had one! This was in 2006 in Nassau County, odd right?

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Call Empire Land Survey in Glen Cove
516.240.6901

Thats who we use as a title company and he's fast and pretty inexpensive.

The only thing I can see is if your attorney closed with an ANY STATE OF FACTS clause in your policy and the bank accepted a survey endorsement in their policy, which is pretty crappy for the attorney to do and he was not looking out for your best interests at all!

And if the house is 15 years old there should absolutely be a survey floating out there from when construction was completed.

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Also if you got a mortgage your bank would have never closed with just a state of facts line in their policy and a policy endorsement. I agree there has to be one floating around. Look at your policy on the schedule B there should be either a survey reading or a statement which referrs to a state of facts an accurate survey would have.

Hope this helps. Good luck