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Stevek
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I bought a parcel of land in upstate NY last year. The purchase was made contingent upon the results of a survey that I paid for myself. I wanted to verify that the parcel included the only means of access, an old wood road. The survey showed that this was true. 6 months after the purchase, I was contacted by the surveyor. It turns out that his survey was inaccurate. It included a parcel owned by another party. That parcel contained the access route. After a second survey, I was told that the property was accessible due to the fact that the questionable access point was actually a right of way owned by the state for highway maintenance. My problem is that the title company refuses to issue title insurance. The attorney that represented me during the closing has been unable or unwilling to resolve this. My question is: what recourse is left to me? Should I use another attorney that has had no previous involvement with this? Should I sue the surveyor and/or the attorney for a resolution? Right now, I have been forced to delay any excavation work. I have also yet to receive any tax bill for this property, which leads me to believe that the deed may never have been recorded in my name. Please help. I am at the end of my rope.