[RP TownTalk] House and Plot Plans

[_Liz Aukamp_]

Thanks Audrey!  Thank yous also to Gerry, Vernon, and Roland for all your 
help.

I suppose I should have realized I'd have to go down to Upper Marlboro.  
Deep down I was hoping to be able to skip the drive there.  Though it does 
sound like quite an experience.  And I am fascinated by the prospect of 
finding the original plans of the house from 1900.  Maybe one day I will, I 
suspect I should get myself to the Historical meetings to get some hints 
from them.

Now I just have to find the information from closing...  it's in the house.  
Somewhere.
Thanks again to you all,

Liz
4710 Sheridan Street


>From: ABragg7393 at aol.com
>To: eaaukamp at hotmail.com, gerardkiernan at earthlink.net
>CC: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] House and Plot Plans
>Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:26:16 EDT
>
>In a message dated 4/19/2007 1:26:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>gerardkiernan at earthlink.net writes:
>
> > eaaukamp at hotmail.com
>
>Re: plans and plat
>
>Hi Liz,  Since you just bought your home in 2006, you should have gotten a
>plat or site plan at the closing.  They call it a location survey.  It is 
>not an
>official survey for a fence or adding a structure, but it shows where your
>house sits on the lot.  All of the attorneys I know provide these for new 
>home
>buyers at the settlement table. Of course the buyer does pay for them and 
>they
>cost about 300$ and are part of the closing costs.  If you have your 
>closing
>statement and you see a fee for a survey, it means you got one.  If you 
>can't
>find it, you can call your closing attorney and they will have a copy in 
>their
>files.  Gerry is right about the land records in Upper Marlboro.  If you 
>have
>time to go down there and do research it is very interesting and fun.  They
>won't have any copy of plans but if you can trace your history back to the 
>very
>beginning, you may find who built your home and get some info that way.  
>There
>are also some historical groups that have info, but I don't have the 
>contact
>info at my fingertips.  Hope this helps.
>Audrey
>
>
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