POPULAR QUESTIONS

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Many factors (e.g. type of survey, driving distance to & from site, size of parcel, age of subdivision, type of subdivision, tree & bush cover, etc.) affect the cost of every survey. A modern city lot would usually require a lot less work to survey it - compared to a 10 Acre rural parcel in the bush. But, in some cases, it is the other way around.  

Even with GPS and all the other modern technology we use, we still need to get to the points we require, find them and measure them. If the survey markers are destroyed, we have to venture further and further to locate what we need for the boundary survey.

You could potentially save some money by:

• Telling us where you have seen survey pins 
• Showing us any old surveys that you may have 
• Clearing the bushes and undergrowth or the ice and snow  near any known survey pins 

Only the original signing land surveyor can issue an update. If we didn't prepare your original survey, we would have to start a new survey now. 

If we needed to access your property to carry out a legal land survey, we would normally leave a business card or a door hanger to let you know.

In many cases, we are working some distance away from your property but still need to locate or verify an existing survey monument situated on your land. This may have required us to expose a survey pin located in your lawn, boulevard, or backyard.

As a result, you may notice footprints, pink survey flagging, small traces of soil, or minor disturbance to grass or vegetation. We make every reasonable effort to minimize any disturbance and to leave your property in good condition.

Under Alberta's Surveys Act, Alberta Land Surveyors are authorized to enter onto land as necessary for the purpose of carrying out a legal land survey.

• Sample consent for an individual 
• Sample consent for a corporation with seal
• Sample consent for a corporation without seal

Title insurance is exactly that - an insurance, in case there is a problem with the property, subject to the limits of the policy. If you want to be certain that there are no problems with a property, then you need a real property report (an RPR). Only an RPR will show what the problem(s) is(are). Ideally you would have both title insurance and an RPR.

RPR's are usually not required for a vacant lot, but we've seen several examples where massive pipelines were not disclosed and where there were encroachments from neighbouring properties. So, if you don't want any surprises get it surveyed before you commit to buy.

There is no registry for RPR's, so you need to know which company did your RPR, and in some instances they can provide you with a copy of an old RPR. You can find out the name of the survey company by talking to the lawyer who handled the real estate transaction, the municipality (if a compliance review was done on the property) and the realtor. For some purposes the old RPR will work just fine.

Notwithstanding the ALSA MSP, municipal bylaw(s) and homeowner opinion(s), it is our company policy to show on the RPR the following contentious items, at our sole discretion and regardless of size:

1.) Permanent sheds;

2.) Encroaching sheds;

3.) Encroaching planters;

4.) Encroaching fences;

5.) Encroaching retaining walls;

6.) Perimeter retaining walls;

7.) Encroaching driveways and driveway curbs;

8.) Decks, landings, verandas, porches, gazebos.

Ivo Surveys is a member of the Alberta Land Surveyors' Association. Our corporate registration number is P277. 

Ivo Nedev is the registered Alberta Land Surveyor in charge of the company. His registration number is 899. 

Nauman Waheed is the second Alberta Land Surveyor at the company. His registration number is 1056.

Ivo Surveys has

-> commercial general liability insurance, 

-> professional liability insurance, 

-> commercial auto liability insurance,

-> WCB coverage, and   

-> a written company safety policy.

Ivo Surveys is a registered trade name of Ivo Nedev Surveying Ltd.

18811 - 96 Ave. NW, Edmonton, AB, T5T 5L2

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