TL;DR
A property pin is the iron rod or capped marker a licensed surveyor sets at each corner of a parcel to fix its legal boundaries on the ground. Fence and shed contractors locate the pins—often with a metal detector, since they sit at or below grade—before laying out work near a lot line.
What it means
A property pin is the iron rod or capped marker a licensed surveyor sets at each corner of a parcel to fix its legal boundaries on the ground. Fence and shed contractors locate the pins—often with a metal detector, since they sit at or below grade—before laying out work near a lot line. Pins can be disturbed by grading or snowplows, so when neighbors dispute a line, only a new survey, not the pin alone, settles it.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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