Boundary Conflict Resolutions
Conflict Resolutions
Hiring a land surveyor is an legally acceptable way to establish property lines. If a property boundary conflict escalates to the point where the courts are involved, a land survey can be court-ordered.
A home and the surrounding land is usually a family's biggest single investment, making it important for homeowners to know exactly where their property starts and ends. Lane Bishop & Associates can set the record straight when it comes to establishing deed described property lines Possibly preventing both costly legal disputes and damage to neighborhood relations. Complications with even one boundary line can hamper the sale of the property in question.
Court Ordered Surveys
Lane S. Bishop & Associates have been appointed by the courts to perform boundary surveys. Usually the parties in the court case have agreed to have us perform the survey and the results will be binding by the parties involved. We have been appointed by the court to divide property for each party. At times we have been asked by both parties to survey the property before it gets to involved in a court situation. It can save both parties legal expenses.
Expert Witness Testimony
Lane S. Bishop, Professional Land Surveyors, has specialized in Boundary Consulting and Expert Witness Services for well over fifty years. Lane has testified in court on many occasions and is very successful and experienced on the witness stand in a Court of Law.
If you are a landowner or an attorney involved in some sort of land dispute, concerning a boundary line, right of way, access or easement issues,water boundary, or other land right issues, Lane Bishop has the knowledge and background to provide expert witness testimony. Sometimes there may already be a survey of the property, and/or another land survey company involved, but hiring Mr. Bishop, can at times shed some light on many important unknown issues
Dispute Resolution Experts
Lane S. Bishop & Associates have been retained on a regular basis to review the work of other surveyors, both preemptively to avoid future issues, and prospectively to enforce national, state and local regulations. We have often reviewed field staking data and procedures by other surveyors to ensure compliance with all laws. We have been called upon to prepare expert reports of their review, and provide expert witness testimony. These services have been provided to state government agencies, county and local government entities, private and government attorneys, and private individuals.
Accident Surveys
If an automotive, other vehicle or roadway-related accident has recently happened, you may need to have an accident survey conducted. In some cases, The highway patrol officers themselves may ask for a survey at the scene of an accident for their own records. In these situations, a survey can be a great use to delineate the scene of the accident.
An accident survey can be used as evidence in court to show the scene of the accident, and may become necessary for your insurance company or to fight any court case ensuing from the accident. In the best-case scenario, the surveyor arrives as soon as possible to locate the whole area.