Court Ruling Raises ALTA Land Title Survey Risks

Land surveyor using total station on a commercial site for an ALTA Land Title Survey after court ruling on title documentation

When the Massachusetts Land Court made headlines this week for cracking down on vague power-of-attorney documents, most people saw it as a legal story. But for anyone working in real estate, development, or land surveying, it’s much more than that. This new policy, which stops the use of unclear or off-record authorizations in property transactions, […]