Yes, It’s your fault
Due diligence is your responsibility. Yours. No one else's. Yours. Just imagine an individual who, seeking a mate, marries the first person they come across who is willing. No [...]
Due diligence error results in $680,000 – 5,000 sq. ft. home built on the wrong lot
Palm Coast, Florida. Photo by Bob Koslow/Daytona Beach News-Journal."We are in total disbelief, just amazed this could happen," said Mark Voss, owner with Brenda Voss, of the luxury home constructed [...]
Spainhour v. B. Aubrey Huffman & Associates, Ltd.
Record No. 861164 Supreme Court of Virginia 237 Va. 340; 377 S.E.2d 615; 1989 Va. LEXIS 49; 5 VLR 1884 March 3, 1989 Appeal from a judgment of the Circuit [...]
“Locating property lines without the assistance of a Surveyor” is a Bad Idea
I spend a significant portion of my energies warning people about this. It's all I can do. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that the City of Oak Ridge is suing [...]
2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards Released
The new 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys will be effective on February 23, 2011. The 2011 Minimum Standards represent the latest and 8th version of [...]
Survey Affidavit Of No Change
At real estate closings, it has become prevailing practice for sellers to sign, and buyers to accept a "Survey Affidavit Of No Change." This practice may saddle both buyer and [...]
Eminent Domain bills
These Eminent Domain bills were sponsored by my State Senator (Rand McNally) and State Representative (Bill Dunn) in 2009: SB0521 / HB1771 Eminent Domain - As introduced, requires county and [...]
Three Rivers Market
We just completed a survey of Three Rivers Market on Broadway. There was a question about tree ownership. Tree ownership questions are always interesting. Unless a tree is wholly located [...]
U.N. once flirted with property rights, demurred
That was a long time ago. I suppose dictators and property rights, like oil and water, just don't mix. In 1948, property rights got their own article in the United [...]
Will City-Slicker Chickens find Home in Knoxville?
We'll soon find out. A meeting to discuss a proposed city ordinance allowing the raising of a limited number of hens on Knoxville properties is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 10 [...]