Notifying Adjoiners

PE_PLS · Post by **PE_PLS** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:48 am

I set up a poll to get an idea of what is standard practice by other surveyors. This poll has to do with notifying adjoiners to lands being surveyed. I would appreciate your feedback. I think I set the poll up so that all responses are anonymous.

VANCE · Post by **VANCE** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:29 am

I let the my client notify their neighbors, but as a curtsy I always knock on the door, tell them what I'm doing and ask if I can enter their property. 9 times out of 10 I have no problems. (lucky to date I guess)

LA Stevens · Post by **LA Stevens** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:57 am

Dylan,

Attached is a paper I wrote on Right of Entry for California surveyors, published by LSACTS. It has a sample letter attached, which has worked very well for me in the past, to notify neighbors in the vicinity.

PE_PLS · Post by **PE_PLS** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:05 pm

Larry,

Thanks for the paper. I puts a lot of information in one spot and I also appreciate the sample letter.

E_Page · Post by **E_Page** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:51 pm

I suppose that it is a potentially useful marketing strategy to inform adjoiners or other nearby properties when you've got an upcoming project. I've heard some who've generated a significant amount of work that way.

The way I was operating in private practice, though was to notify usually only when I needed access to or across their property.

Larry, I'd like to discuss that paper with you sometime after I get more pressing matters off my desk.

LA Stevens · Post by **LA Stevens** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:02 pm

Let me know when you anticipate your schedule clearing and we can set aside some time to discuss.

Best Regards,

RAM · Post by **RAM** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:32 am

It would be intertested to include, rural vs urban. Rural areas proably not as often.

Anthony Maffia · Post by **Anthony Maffia** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:34 pm

After a ROS is completed, I might contact the neighbors by mail letting them know that a survey has been completed, to drum up more work. It's worked in the past.

PLS7393 · Post by **PLS7393** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:34 am

Definately a useful letter Larry, except I would attempt to have kept it to one page, for simplicity to adjoiners. Seems a lot on aquiring research info from them.

One little item I picked up on was the use of "ribbons". I thought surveyors use flagging? Ribbons are something I find and place on a present, lol.

Anthony Maffia · Post by **Anthony Maffia** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 2:04 pm

Has anyone stapled their business card to the laths at front corners?
Marketing, marketing, marketing.

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