Lease size discrepancy

[grizzman]

One of my leases with my BIL was re-surveyed and we lost ten acres. Landowner and timber company knew this and still charged us for the old acreage. When they said they were going to clear cut it we told them they could find another lessee.

[stickerpatch59]

better not be much, 25-50 ac
anyone who owns land knows exactly how much I'm sure

yep, of course they do. you don't get to pay your land taxes on what you think you've got.

[Mayhem]

you leasing from sippy?

lmao!!!!!

[Texastaxi]

You leasing from Sippy?

Coffee on the screen! Thanks!

[dc1986]

I have used Google Planimeter in the past and found out that a ranch we were leasing in San Saba conty was listed at 800 acres but was really 505 acres.You just have to know the exact boundaries and bingo it will tell you the truth.

[Booger74]

If you were happy with what you have before you found out, and happy with the landowner, then it really should not make any difference. If you are unhappy and looking for an out, then it could make a big difference.

Bisch

This. You start raising a stink; your next move maybe moving your stuff off the property.

[Texas276]

If you are happy with the pirce and the area, don't worry about it. If you make a fuss, you may not have to worry about it at all.

[wellingtontx]

It would be an issue that I would have to address if I was paying by the acre and it was more than about 5%.

[bowhuntntxn]

Break out your GPS and walk the fence lines. Then you can calculate exactly how many acres you have.

[Codie]

if you know the property boundries then just use Google Planimeter - It is very accurate

[hoythitman]

Used Acme Planimeter to map my old one lease last night to see how accurate it is. It took a while because they outline is hard to see with the thick tree cover. But looked to be really accurate, like with 7 acres on the 1000. So try Acme, it uses google mas as well if you can spot the exact boundary markers from the aerial view.

[CastAndBlast]

You leasing from Sippy?

Wrong!! BUT….pretty dang funny! Good one!

[SharpStix]

You could address it by saying that you were going to have some maps printed up and that it came up short. Ask where the remaining acreage joins the known acreage so you can map that too.

[denowt]

The lease I was on last year in Mason was contracted at 1000 plus acres, after doing a little research I found out it was 705 acres

this is not all that uncommon....unfortunately

Ours was stated as 400 acres, CAD website shows 340, GPS and GoogleEarth confirm 340.
It doesn't bother us though, the total per gun price we pay comes out to about the same as other properties in the area that are leased by the acre.
I don't quite understand the need for such exaggeration though.

Thanks for the info. The CAD maps are pretty straight forward and by my calculations we are about 20% short of what is listed in the lease.

Kind of a slippery slope how to address it. Not really wanting to **** off landowner or lease representative/agent and get kicked off.

Ours is about 15% less than stated, but we pay per gun, not per acre.
The total price is about average for properties in our area that are lease per acre.
It all depends how satisfied you are with the property. You very well may be forced to find another lease if you confront the owner/lease manager about it.

[Colter]

We are satisfied with the lease and animals just was asking if others ran into the issue.

In regards to the CAD maps, a first grader could read them accurately if shown the property boundaries. Even with multiple tracts or parcels, the maps shows the size and owner of each piece. All you do is click on each piece within your boundary. Pretty straight forward. I could almost guarantee the county/state would notice the lack of taxes being paid.