Title and boundaries
Title and boundary problems, settled on paper
A fence in the wrong place, a road everyone uses but nobody owns, a lien from an owner three sales back. We trace the record and put the answer in writing.
Fence and boundary lines
Boundary agreements and lot line adjustments when the fence and the plat disagree.
Easements and access
Shared driveways, landlocked parcels and roads nobody wrote down.
Clouds on title
Old liens, missing heirs, and deeds signed wrong or never recorded.
Quiet title and partition
Court actions when the record can't be fixed by agreement.
Bearings, in order
How a boundary question gets settled
The order we work in. Most matters stop at the third step.
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Step 1: Trace the record
We pull the deeds, plats and easements back as far as the question needs.
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Step 2: Walk it with a surveyor
When the paper and the ground disagree, we bring in a licensed surveyor and read the result with you.
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Step 3: Talk to the neighbor
Most boundary questions end with a signed agreement, not a lawsuit. We draft it and record it.
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Step 4: Go to court if we must
If the record can't be fixed by agreement, we file a quiet title or partition action.
Questions about title and lines
My neighbor's fence is on my side. What can I do?
Start with a survey. If the fence is over the line, the options run from a boundary agreement to a lot line adjustment to a court order, and the right one depends on how long it's been there.
What is quiet title?
A court case that settles who owns land, or an interest in it, when the record leaves doubt. It ends with a judgment you can record.
There's a road across my land. Do I have to allow it?
It depends on whether there's a recorded easement, a prescriptive one or none at all. We read the record and tell you which.
The title report lists something I don't understand.
Send it. We'll explain each exception and tell you which ones need action.
Found something on the survey?
Send the survey and the title report together. We'll read them side by side.