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Information courtesy
of the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon website -
plso.org |
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Q. How do I find a surveyor?
A. There are a number of sources for locating Registered
Professional Land Surveyors. One is the link to
the PLSO Survey Services Directory on the left side of this page
which lists members of PLSO who have
asked to be included. This is not a comprehensive list of our
members, and does not include Surveyors who
are not members of PLSO. Another source is the telephone directory
under "Surveyors - Land". Some County
Surveyors maintain a list of Surveyors who have an office or who
regularly operate in their County,
although County or City employees should not recommend a particular
surveyor unless they have unique
qualifications necessary to your project.
Q. What will the Surveyor charge me for surveying my land?
A. Rates charges by Surveyors vary widely with the final cost
usually determined by the difficulty of the
project and time necessary to complete it. Remember that the
Surveyor will have to research public land
records, perform calculations and prepare maps or plats that are not
done on your property and which you
only see the end result of.
Q. The Surveyor charged me too much for surveying my land. He did
a bad job too.
Who do I contact to lodge a complaint?
A. The cost of surveying your land should be the result of a written
or verbal agreement before work is
started. Final costs are determined by a Fixed Price contract or on
an hourly basis. You may not see much
of the work a Surveyor has to perform to do a quality job, but the
Surveyor should be able to detail the
costs. The Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon does not have the
authority to enforce any laws or
arbitrate any agreements you may have had with the Surveyor.
Disagreements with costs or the contract must
be taken to the Courts. The state board regulating Surveyors, the
Oregon State Board of Engineers and Land
Surveyors (OSBEELS) also will not deal with disagreements over a
contract or prices, but they will
investigate complaints of incompetency or poor work and, if
justified, take disciplinary action. OSBEELS
can be reached at 503-362-2666. More information is available on
their web site:
http://www.osbeels.org.
Q. There is a Surveyor on my property without my permission. He
says he has the right to survey and locate
monuments but he never told me he was coming. What can I do?
A. Surveyors are permitted to enter private land without permission,
however they must attempt to contact
the Owner or Occupant beforehand. There is no wording in the Right
of Entry law specifying how they must
contact the Owner or Occupant. Frequently, this is notice in the
form of a door hanger listing who they are
and what they are doing. They must cause minimal damage to the
property and are responsible for
compensating the Owner for any damages they cause. Check the Right
of Entry on the left side of this page
for more information.
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