<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 4/19/2007 1:26:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gerardkiernan@earthlink.net writes:<BR>
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Re: plans and plat<BR>
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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.<BR>
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