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I found what i think is a survey bar on the ground. What should I do with it?

If the survey bar is lying on the ground then it is no longer a valid monument....

Best surveyor in Toronto

The best surveyor in Toronto....

Viewing Survey's Online

Yes, in such a case we can certainly help....

Buying a Property with a Boundary dispute Already

Great question with an answer that is quite involved....

Selling my house

Hello Najia; Thanks for your question....

How to remove an easement?

Providing that both you and your neighbour want the easement removed then the process is pretty simple....

Building a Gazebo without permission

Assuming we're talking about Ontario, the answer has several parts to it....

Flower bed

Thanks for your question....

Part of fence on neighbour's property.

If a registered land surveyor conducted the survey it is most likely accurate, and getting a second surveyor to do a survey will not reveal anything new....

Survey Iron Bars

It's actually illegal to remove survey bars in Ontario, however it's difficult to enforce and it happens quite often....

Addition built onto neighbour's wall

So, your addition is built directly onto your neighbour's wall, meaning that if they took their wall down you'd have an open side to your addition....

What are the black and white boxes on survey plan?

These boxes indicate the presence of survey monuments - 2 or 4 foot long iron survey bars that surveyors drive into the ground to physically mark boundary points....