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Question:
I have an unusual situation (for me anyways) on a project for an ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey on a Condominium property. The situation is that only buildings 1 and 2 have been constructed, but buildings 3-6 along with their units are in the legal description and shown on the Plat. The title commitment shows they were insuring all units — even the ones in buildings not built yet. I've shown the non-constructed building's relative position taken from the Condo Plat on my survey. I put a note on the survey that at the time of the survey only buildings 1 and 2 had been constructed. The Title company will not insure Title if proposed buildings are shown on the survey, and they want me to remove them, to which I have said no. I feel even though they are not constructed, they are a matter of record and should be shown. The title commitment shows they were insuring all units — even the ones in buildings not built yet.
Response:
Considering that they appear to be insuring all of the units, it seems that it would be appropriate to show the other buildings, as long as you indicate that they are unfinished (or perhaps not even under construction!)
Resolution: The title company decided the Surveyor could leave the proposed buildings on the plat, and the title company simply added a new schedule B2 item that said they were not insuring that the proposed buildings would not encroach, etc., etc.
Editor's Note: That seems to be entirely appropriate, although it still isn't clear whether the title company understands that they are insuring units that don't exist!
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NSPS members and readers of NSPS News and Views will recall that several years ago a company called LightSquared was a topic of discussion among those (including Surveyors) who use GPS. The proposed activities from that time were never allowed to move forward. Recently, the successor (Ligado) to LightSquared has been the topic of some media attention. Here are links to a couple of media items on this issue:
http://insidegnss.com/node/5395
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/05/05/this-company-wants-to-build-a-wireless-network-for-drones-trains-and-automobiles/.
It is difficult to determine if this new proposal would have a similar effect on GPS users (such as Surveyors) as was determined to be the case with the prior intended use, but we thought the issue is worth bringing to the attention of our readers. We will keep you informed as more is learned.
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 NSPS Government Affairs Consultant John Palatiello chats with Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA),
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Raytheon Company has launched its GEO 6 satellite payload into orbit for its 12-year mission. It is the latest payload to support the Federal Aviation Administration's Wide Area Augmentation System, which enhances the reliability and accuracy of GPS signals for directing air travel. The Raytheon-developed payload is a key element of WAAS.
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