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A surveyor issues the survey certificate concerning a property. The survey certificate contains two sections:
1- A descriptive section that indicates:
the lot numbers its subdivision and cadaster;
the easement that may affect the property;
any irregularities as illegal views, encroachment etc;
the conformity to by-laws.
2- A plan illustrating:
the location of the building on the land;
where the servitude are exercised;
illegal views;
encroachment
dimensions of the building
the dimensions of the land;
the limits of the land.
A survey certificate is required on real estate transactions in order to clearly indicate what is the object of the transaction. Survey certificates are required by financial institutions that will grant a mortgage on the property.
A survey certificate is generally valid for a period of 10 years.
The vendor of a property normally supplies the survey certificate. Check carefully your purchase offer in that regard. Most of the purchase offers stipulate that the vendor must supply a valid survey certificate that indicates the actual status of the property. If then you require a new survey certificate and that it shows no modification to the one that your vendor has supplied, you may have to pay the costs of that new survey certificate.
The costs of a survey certificate are around $350.
Contact your notary, real estate agent or surveyor.
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