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1. History / Talking Points Today
We are going to be talking about section 1 of the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey.
This is the 11TH version. It just went into effect. They started in 1962. 1986. 1988, 1992, 1997. 1999, 2005, 2011, 2016, 2021, and now 2026
This morning I had the privilege of spending time with Carl Jorgensen of WFG National Title Insurance in a presentation to real estate agents. Carl is a personable, professional person. He’s very knowledgeable in his field.
At any rate, we got into an interesting area of easement laws: Merger.
Merger occurs when the servient (i.e.
Bad neighbor relations do not start when someone conducts a survey and identifies “potential encroachments”. See my post “Encroachments are not identified by Surveys – …” and the comments which follow. Instead, that is just the yield from past actions … or more likely ommissions.
Due largely to ignorance of the law of real property
