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Surveying the Field: New ALTA Land Survey Standards

The new 2011 ALTA / ACSM Survey Standards have many changes from the 2005 Standards that all transacting parties need to be aware of in order to facilitate the process.

By James Davenport | Updated on July 06, 2011

An ALTA / ACSM Land Survey (American Land Title Association / American Congress on Surveying and Mapping), is commonly required during real estate transactions or development to define a property in detail.  Commonly referred to simply as an “ALTA Survey”, it essentially combines a site location survey, a boundary survey, and a topographic survey, and shows all existing improvements of a property, encumbrances and other significant observations.

Effective February 23, 2011, ALTA and ACSM revised the “Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA / ACSM.”  This update to the 2005 standards has several key changes that all transacting parties will need to be aware of in order to facilitate an ALTA Survey that meets all parties’ expectations at closing.

Significant ALTA Survey Change – Certification Language

One of the most significant changes to the 2011 ALTA Standards concerns the certification. The certification is an acknowledgement by a professional surveyor stating that the survey meets the set of requirements set forth by the 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements. The standards require that the survey shall bear “only” the following certification:

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