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Easements

Thomas Strong, P.L.S.


Course Outline

This course covers the easements that Land Surveyors most often encounter, along with those that are not as easy to spot. There is a discussion of how each of these easements can be created or extinguished.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

Intended Audience

This course is intended for Land Surveyors.

Benefit to Attendees

Attendee of this course will understand the utmost importance of easements and how they affect the surveys we perform. The attendee will be more confident in their ability to locate easements and explain them to his client.

Course Introduction

The Land Surveyor should be keenly aware of the possibility of easements prior to entering the field to perform a survey and while in the field he should be on guard for evidence that these easements exist, particularly the unwritten easements. This course is designed to give the practicing Land Surveyor an overview of the typical easements that are encountered while surveying. Easements are typically taken for granted while performing land surveys and the title information provided to the surveyor is usually lacking, but if the Surveyor in on guard for the possibility of these easements, their existence and location can be determined.

Course Content

The link to the course content is as follows:

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Course Summary

Land surveyors are experts when it comes to the location and the description of easements affecting real property. It is our duty to properly determine to what extent they affect the parcels of land we survey. Our clients expect no less from us.

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.


DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.