Justice Dennis Thomas of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench granted the Alberta Land Surveryors' Association a permanent injunction prohibiting Peter Lynne and Greentree Technologies Ltd. from engaging in the practice of land surveying or from representin...

“But of course my property goes right down to the curb,” said the landowner to the Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association. “It’s a common misunderstanding,” reported Brian Munday, Executive Director of the Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association....

“Almost every day an Alberta Land Surveyor discovers a costly problem with property boundaries somewhere in Alberta. Most problems occur because people think that by doing things themselves they save a lot of money, but it does not. It often costs them mo...

The Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association released a special position paper related to Real Property Reports and title insurance in Alberta. The point of the paper is to ensure that Albertans know of the Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association position that com...

Step 1: Seek Professional Help Step 2: Work with a Real Estate Professional Step 3: Seek Legal Advice and Assistance Step 4: Retain the Services of a Professional Appraiser Step 5: Hire a Qualified Professional Home Inspector Step 6: Include an Alber...

“Condominiums are a very attractive housing option for many homeowners, but when these homeowners buy, do they know what they are buying?” asks, Allan Nelson, ALS President of the Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association. “A condominium purchase shouldn’t be c...

It was quite a surprise to learn the farm that he had just bought was much smaller than he had first thought. Jim and his lawyer reviewed the title and the asking price. They found it to be about right so he bought the farmland....

“Building a road in the wrong place, sure doesn’t make for happy neighbours,” exclaimed landowner Robert Burton....

The Alberta-Saskatchewan border is an interesting story. That 110 degrees longitude is not the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary is by no means a secret – just a situation of not being that well known....

A Calgary landowner was forced to pay $5,000 to move a garage that was partially built on his neighbor’s property. The landowner didn’t build the garage; he inherited the problem when he purchased the property....