The ALTA land title survey is a thorough and often costly type of survey that combines many aspects of boundary surveys and topographic surveys with a thorough title search, requiring extensive work in the field and the office. The ALTA survey is often performed for transferring the title to commercial property and for financing or re-financing commercial property. The title search is commonly done by a title company or by a lawyer.

The ALTA survey is often recorded in the county recorder’s office in order to protect the rights of the land owner by putting the public on notice of the ownership rights of a piece of property and to simplify the commercial loan processes and contract. While an ALTA survey is the most thorough type of boundary survey commonly used, it is usually cost prohibitive for non-commercial property. Note: ALTA is the American Land Title Association. ACSM as an organization no longer exists and has been superseded by NSPS, the National Society of Professional Surveyors.

For more information regarding surveying, or to schedule an appointment, contact Merebrook LLC Land Surveying today! If you need a topographic survey, we can assist you. We also do floodplain surveys.