This guide will detail when a prior survey can be used in a Florida real estate transaction.
- Residential Transactions When a mortgagee policy is issued in a refinance transaction, you should be able to waive the requirement for a current survey (defined as within 90 days of of the subject closing) and rely on an older Survey if there have been no changes since the date of the survey and an affidavit (a Survey Affidavit) is obtained from the owner of the subject property.
- Survey Affidavit (for residential) must state that: (i) no improvements have been constructed on the subject property since the date of the Survey; (2) no improvements to adjoining land have been constructed that would encroach onto the subject property; and (iii) the Survey Affidavit must state that is given to induce a title insurance company to rely on the described survey.
- Platted Single Family Lot Usually, survey are not requried to insure a refinance if you provide a prior owner’s policy.
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