Legal Aspects of Land Surveying

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Note: This course is not available for the current semester.

Course No: 15.262; Last Offered: Fall 2010;

Course Description

Covers topics such as property law, property transfer, boundary law, property descriptions and titles, survey plats, water law, liability and litigation, professional ethics and standards, and land information systems. Students will learn a proven method of how to gather and organize property line information at Registries of Deeds and Probate, and how to present this information in an efficient manner to the field crew and the person responsible for the final property line determination. Students will also learn about the use of other sources of property line information found at municipal offices, local museums and archives, and the Massachusetts Land Courts. Special responsibilities that land surveyors have in establishing property lines on land abutting tidelands, tidal rivers, streams and great ponds will also be covered.

Prerequisites & Notes

  • Prerequisites: 15.123
  • Special Notes:
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3

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