Real property report (Alberta)
A real property report (RPR) is a legal document prepared by an Alberta Land Surveyor that shows a property’s boundaries and the location of visible improvements, such as buildings, fences and decks, relative to those boundaries.
An Alberta business sale that includes land or a building can bring an RPR into the file. The Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association says it shows buyers and sellers where the boundaries are and that the property meets local land use bylaws. For related questions, see whether zoning matters when a sale includes real estate and the entry on the Torrens system.
What to know about it
On buying a home, the Government of Alberta says lawyers may be able to help protect the buyer and seller by looking at a real property report for potential issues, such as encroachments, meaning building over the property line, and violations of land uses. The Association says an RPR does not technically expire but becomes outdated if improvements are added or changed, and that the surveyor who prepared the original may be able to update it. It also says there is no central database of RPRs or record of who prepared one for a parcel.
What to ask
This entry covers Alberta only; check the rules where you are. Ask:
- Does an RPR exist for the property, and does it include municipal compliance?
- Have any improvements been added or changed since it was prepared?
- Does it show any encroachment or land-use problem?
Sources
This definition is checked against primary sources. Links were last confirmed on the dates shown.
- 01Alberta Land Surveyors’ AssociationRegulatorReal Property Reports
- 02Government of AlbertaGovernmentPurchasing a new home
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