CSI Surveying

I bought a parcel of land adjacent to one I already owned. CSI had surveyed the original parcel in 1996 so I had them survey my new parcel. I had a problem with a property line brushing one of my homes and CSI prepared a boundary line adjustment to correct this problem. The established all of the points on my property I needed in a businesslike and prompt manner.

We got into a fight with the neighbor about where the property line was. He had surveyed his property and threw a corner stake in the middle of my driveway. When we first called CSI they seemed knowledgeable and offered advise. It took a year and a half with lawyers involved to settle this problem. During that time CSI was required to come out several times. Every time the date and time was moved so they could accommodate one of their bigger clients. While CSI was at the property one day both my neighbor and myself told them a marker was to be placed north of a gate post, at the time of the point installation they knocked down the gate post to install the point where the post had been. They were told to then go north a few feet and then follow the existing fence line. At the time of point installation then slanted point installation and then followed the fence line, thus moving the line agreed upon after a year an a half of negotiation and major dollars in lawyer fees and costing me several square feet of property They constantly put their other clients first, moved the dates and times of the appointments at the house, constantly acted like they knew more that the lawyers or clients and did as they pleased on installation. Even in writing the property description it was done at their own sweet time.

Once we started working with David it went very well. David explained the legalities of the situation, educating us along the way. David and crew were very easy to work with, walking us through the steps, keeping us informed, and very open to our many questions.Surveying is a procedure governed by laws and standards, and David explained all this to us. To anyone who finds themselves in a property line dispute with a neighbor, understand that although the Surveyor may be hired by you, the Surveyor doesn't prove your point---they are there to determine the legal boundaries and document that determination with a survey plat. This might support your case, or it might support your neighbor's case. But the first step in working towards a resolution is to accurately determine the true property line. David was very helpful in directing our efforts to understanding Washington State laws regarding property rights, and how this might effect our situation.We were able to do the research regarding WA State Property laws and Adverse Poccession, along with Condominium laws, and were able to resolve the problem with the neighbor without hiring an Attorney. The Exhibit David created was a big part of resolving the problem.