Training Course Syllabus:

Handle Bad Description Measurements and Gain Technical Survey Skills

Inaccurate descriptions, inconsistent and conflicting surveyor reports, boundary and easement issues can pop up at any time during a commercial real estate transaction. Are you prepared to confidently navigate through them? Dotting all your i's and proactively handling issues that arise to prevent future disputes can eliminate many potential hurdles and save both you and your client time and money. In this unique toolkit designed specifically for real estate attorneys, you'll gain real-world insight from professionals who have worked in the field, have hands-on experience and know what challenges you'll face. Catch problems and errors before property changes hands, and gain the technical skills you need - register today!

• Gain technical knowledge on surveys and legal descriptions.
• Analyze perimeter, strip, area, township and range legal descriptions and learn to plat complex tracts of land in metes and bounds to avoid future disputes.
• Identify challenges with zoning, restrictions and encroachments on a survey; how they affect the title; and what you can do to fix the problem.
• Examine surveys and appraisals in conservation easements.
• Learn how to handle inaccurate and incomplete surveys from the surveyors themselves.
• Learn what your obligation is in regard to disclosure of defects on property and the ethical ramifications defects pose.
• Find out how to handle missing markers and changed physical features.
• Gain practical tips for creating and enforcing easements.

1. LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
   9:00 - 10:00, R. Bradford Jones
   1. Types of Legal Descriptions
      (Perimeter, Strip, Area, Principal Meridians and Base Lines, Initial Point, Plat, Township and Range, Section)
   2. The Inappropriate Use of Tax Parcels as Legal Descriptions
   3. Typographical Errors Resulting From a Failure of Someone
   4. Reading Legal Descriptions - Metes and Bounds
   5. Vague and Inaccurate Documents
   6. Handling Bad Description Measurements
   7. Discrepancies Between Legal Description in Mortgage and as Assessed by the Municipality
   8. Legal Descriptions in Foreclosure Proceedings and Defects as They Affect Bankruptcy
   9. Resolving Conflicting Legal Descriptions
   10. Proper Use of Corrective Deeds
   11. Reading a Plat and Confirming if it Was Properly Dedicated
2. SURVEYING SKILLS FOR THE REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY
   10:15 - 11:45, R. Bradford Jones and Chris King
   1. Types of Surveys and How to Read Them
   2. Survey Issues and the Impact on Title
   3. Survey Review Process
   4. Inaccurate/Incomplete Surveys and Reports
3. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
   12:45 - 2:00, Joyce Freeland
   1. Due Diligence
   2. Appraisals
   3. Monitoring
   4. Enforcement
   5. Checklists and Forms
   6. Planning and Info Gathering
   7. Negotiating the Terms
   8. Survey, Appraisal, Other Supporting Documents
   9. Easement Closing Procedures
   10. Claiming Income Tax Benefits
   11. Monitoring and Enforcement
4. BOUNDARY ISSUES AND EASEMENT LAW
   2:15 - 3:30, Gene D. Berry
   1. Defining Easement Types
   2. Creating and Enforcing Easements
      1. Defining the Parties Involved
      2. Choosing an Easement in Gross or Appurtenant Easement
      3. Drafting the Property Description
      4. Ensuring All Parties Agree to the Purpose
      5. Scope of the Easement and Overburdening Issues
   3. Terminating or Releasing Easement Options
   4. Tips for Resolving Boundary Disputes
   5. Special Boundary Considerations
5. LEGAL ETHICS
   3:30 - 4:30 Joyce Freeland
   1. Conflicts of Interest
   2. Disclosure of Defects in Property
   3. Liability in Title Examinations
   4. Attorneys' Fees

Seminar Summary:

Catch problems and errors before property changes hands, and gain the technical skills you need (see full course description)

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