Wasted 3 hours on a quick property line dispute that should've taken 20 minutes
I tried to settle a fence issue with my neighbor in Phoenix using a county plat map, but it took me three hours of calling different offices to figure out the lot lines were never recorded correctly. Turns out I needed a licensed surveyor all along. Has anyone else had a simple boundary question turn into a whole day project?
Start by checking if your property was ever officially recorded with a monument or pin. In Arizona, many older subdivisions have screwy plat maps that don't match the actual ground. A licensed surveyor is the only one who can legally set those lines, so you saved yourself future headaches even if it took longer.