Fast Easement Surveys New Jersey

What Is an Easement Survey?

An easement survey locates, documents, and maps easements affecting your property. Easements grant specific rights to use portions of your land—for utility lines, access roads, drainage, or other purposes—while you retain ownership. Whether you’re establishing a new access easement in Hoboken, documenting utility easements for a development in Newark, or resolving an easement dispute in Jersey City, an accurate easement survey provides the legal documentation and physical marking needed.

Types of Easements We Survey

Utility Easements: Document easements for electric, gas, water, sewer, cable, or other utility infrastructure crossing your property. Common for properties in Union City, Bayonne, and throughout New Jersey.

Access Easements: Establish or document rights-of-way providing access to landlocked properties or shared driveways. Essential when properties in Kearny, West New York, or elsewhere lack direct street access.

Drainage Easements: Map easements for stormwater management, drainage swales, or water flow across properties. Important for compliance with New Jersey stormwater regulations.

Conservation Easements: Document restricted areas for environmental protection, wetlands preservation, or open space requirements.

Shared Use Easements: Survey easements for parking areas, walkways, or other shared facilities between properties.

When Do You Need an Easement Survey?

Property Transactions: Buyers and lenders want to know exactly where easements are located and what restrictions they impose. Title companies throughout New Jersey require easement documentation for real estate closings.

Creating New Easements: When granting an easement—whether for neighbor access, utility installation, or other purposes—an easement survey provides the legal description and map needed for recording.

Easement Disputes: When questions arise about easement locations, permitted uses, or maintenance responsibilities, a professional survey provides definitive documentation based on recorded easements and physical evidence.

Development Projects: Developers in Jersey City, Hoboken, Newark, and throughout New Jersey need easement surveys to identify restrictions before purchasing land or planning improvements.

Utility Work: When utility companies need to install or maintain infrastructure, easement surveys confirm authorized work areas and prevent trespassing on non-easement land.

Mortgage Requirements: Lenders may require easement surveys for commercial properties or complex residential transactions to verify easements don’t interfere with intended use.

What’s Included in an Easement Survey?

Hudson Survey Company provides comprehensive easement surveys throughout New Jersey:

Research:

• Review of recorded easements and deeds
• Title research for easement grants
• Utility company records research
• Historical deed analysis
• Prior survey review

Field Work:

• Boundary survey of affected parcels
• Location of existing easements on ground
• Physical marking of easement boundaries
• Documentation of improvements within easements
• Identification of potential encroachments

Survey Documentation:

• Plat showing easement locations and dimensions
• Legal descriptions of easements
• Easement exhibit for recording (when creating new easements)
• Written report of findings
• Professional surveyor certification

Creating New Easements

When you need to establish a new easement—whether granting access to a neighbor, allowing utility installation, or creating shared use areas—Hudson Survey Company provides the survey work and documentation needed:

• Survey easement area and prepare legal description
• Create easement exhibit showing location
• Prepare documents for attorney review and recording
• Mark easement boundaries on the ground
• Coordinate with all affected parties

Our easement exhibits meet New Jersey recording requirements and provide clear documentation of easement rights and locations.

Easement Survey Cost in New Jersey

Easement survey costs typically range from $1,000 to $3,500 depending on:

• Number of easements to locate
• Property size
• Complexity of easement research
• Field conditions
• Purpose of survey

Simple easement location and documentation is less expensive than surveys creating new easements with exhibits for recording.

Get Your Easement Survey Started

Need to document, establish, or resolve easement questions? Contact Hudson Survey Company for professional easement survey services in New Jersey.

Call (201)707-3227 or Request a Quote online for your easement survey in New Jersey.