The average person does not keep a land surveyor’s number handy. The need usually arises when a property is changing in some capacity. Whether that’s through a sale, a construction project, a new fence, or a question about where a boundary actually lies, you will need a land surveyor at some point.

You find what appears to be a property pin near the corner of your lot. Then, only a short distance away, you find another one. So here’s the question: Which pin marks the actual corner? Land surveyors sometimes refer to this cluster of competing markers as a “multiple monument party.” If we’re being honest, no property owner (or surveyor) wants an invitation to that kind of party.

We get this question frequently at Apex Land Surveying and Mapping LLC, being the fact that parcels of land in Colorado Springs often have monuments (also known as property pins) that are not easily located. Yes, a land surveyor can often provide the information needed to help the opposing sides resolve a boundary dispute. However, a surveyor does not have the legal authority to decide ownership or rule in favor of either property owner.