PS Legal & Ethical Considerations in Surveying 2

Question 1

Under the doctrine of adverse possession, which element is NOT typically required for a claimant to establish title?

Accepted Answer

Written consent of the record owner

Answer

Adverse possession requires hostile, actual, open, notorious, and continuous use without the owner's permission — written consent would defeat the hostility element.

Question 2

A surveyor discovers that a fence has been in place for 30 years, encroaching 2 feet onto a neighbor's parcel. The surveyor's primary obligation is to:

Accepted Answer

Report the encroachment on the plat and inform the client

Answer

The surveyor must report all pertinent findings, including encroachments, on the plat and advise the client — legal determinations of title belong to an attorney.

Question 3

Which type of easement is created by implication when a parcel is landlocked as a result of a conveyance?

Accepted Answer

Easement by necessity

Answer

An easement by necessity arises when a conveyance leaves a parcel without legal access to a public road, implying a right-of-way over the grantor's remaining land.

Question 4

The NSPS Model Law for Professional Surveyors typically requires licensure candidates to have which combination?

Accepted Answer

Education, experience under a licensed surveyor, and passage of licensing exams

Answer

Model licensing laws require accredited education, supervised professional experience, and passage of both the Fundamentals of Surveying and Principles and Practice of Surveying exams.

Question 5

A riparian landowner's rights along a non-navigable stream generally extend to:

Accepted Answer

The centerline (thread) of the stream

Answer

Under the ad medium filum aquae rule, riparian owners of non-navigable streams own to the thread (centerline) of the stream.

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PS Legal & Ethical Considerations in Surveying 2