Experts and Maps

On a land matter we work with the licensed surveyors, appraisers, engineers and certified water rights examiners the matter requires. We retain them for the client, give them the deeds, surveys, leases and water right records they need, and present their work in negotiation or in court.

We also prepare maps of the property from the deeds, the recorded surveys, the easements and the water rights, so that the client, the experts and the court work from the same map.

We help landowners organize their land records, the deeds, surveys, easements, water right certificates and leases, so that the records can be found when a sale, an estate or a dispute calls for them.

Statutes and rules

• ORS chapter 209, County Surveyorsthe filing of surveys and corner records with the county surveyor (ORS 209.250 and following), which is where the record of a line is kept.
• ORS chapter 672, Professional Engineers; Land Surveyorsthe licensing of the surveyors and engineers the firm works with.
• ORS chapter 674, Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisalthe licensing and certification of appraisers.
• ORS 537.798, Certified water right examinerswho may prepare the proof surveys and maps a water right transfer or proof of use requires.

Resources

• Oregon Water Resources Departmentwater right records, transfer forms and the list of certified water right examiners.
• ORMAP, the Oregon tax lot mapthe assessor's map of every tax lot in the state.
• General Land Office records, Bureau of Land Managementthe original survey plats and land patents the firm's title work starts from.