If a land survey has a mistake or something missing, a lawsuit about it must be filed within 10 years of when the survey was finished. This rule applies to all lawsuits related to the survey mistake, unless fraud was involved.
516.098. Surveys of land error or — must be brought when. — Except where is involved, no action to recover for an error or in the survey of land, nor any action for or for damages on account of an error or omission may be brought against any person performing the survey more than ten years from the completion of the survey.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1989 H.B. 190, et al., A.L. 2011 S.B. 325)
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