[TheForge] surveys & deeds

[Andrew Vida]

On 4/21/2012 7:14 PM, David E. Smucker wrote:
> Andy,  I don't know about your area in WV but around here in Western NC it
> was very common for land owner's to have their deeds call out fewer acres
> than actual by the survey lines.  It was all part of paying lower taxes !!
> But you damn well better now go onto my property or fool with it in any way.

	I suppose that is a possibility, but the taxes here are so stupidly low 
I'm not sure if even these here hillbillies would bother.  I paid $288 
on 100 acres.  Now that we're in the big city we're paying $500 on 13 
(or is it 15?) acres.  Still not too bad when you compare it with tax 
hells like NY and NJ.  I knew someone in Jackson TWP NJ who in the late 
80s was paying $34K/year on a split level on about an acre!  There were 
no ratables and in typical NJ fashion the twp. was going apey building 
schools, so they socked it to the residents... as usual.

	However, here in WV it is a felony, of all things, to record a false or 
misleading deed, so I am not sure too many people here would want to end 
up in prison to save a very few dollars.  What I'd like to know whether 
there is any state where one can obtain allodial title to property.  I 
doubt it, but would like to know for certain.