In March of 2025, I hired Southern Boundaries Surveying, located at 1132 Kirk Place Augusta, GA…read more30909, to perform a boundary line survey due to a dispute with an adjacent neighbor. My experience was HORRIFIC! Cameron Austin Lokey was the assigned licensed land surveyor and my POC at all times. Cameron never prepared nor provided me a written contract outlining exactly what services he would be performing, failed to document his work and findings, failed to perform adequate and sufficient research , such as checking property descriptions, prior surveys and court cases involving the property and adjacent neighbors before under taking the survey job. Cameron, also failed to locate the exact measurements of the encroachment(s) between mine and adjacent properties. Prior to the scheduled date for the actual survey Cameron emailed me a "Verification Letter" certifying that the boundary survey was performed. When I asked Cameron for a formal signed survey report he refused. I believe the survey was incomplete, did not adequately address certain features and conditions on the property that i expected would be evaluated as part of the boundary survey. ( a dwelling & sheds). I also became concern about interactions involving a neighboring property owner whose shed encroaches onto my land. I mean the shed sits directly where I planned to create a driveway. I discovered that Cameron engaged in secret communications with the shed encroaching neighbor, as a result of that communication it created a more hostile, unpeaceful, and unsafe environment for me and invited guests. It got so bad I had to make repeated 911 calls for police assistance eventually forcing me to file a warrant application for criminal trespass against the shed encroaching neighbor. Because of Cameron's substandard and incompetent work: ( not being able to provide survey results for the dwelling, no formal signed survey report, and his failure to locate the exact measurements of the encroachments, I paused payment, and notified Cameron of the survey bill dispute in hopes of resolving the matter in Good faith. Instead of Cameron communicating , offering to correct the work and provide me with a signed survey report he contacted Georgia licensed attorney James Christopher Driver of Hull Barrett PC law firm in Augusta, GA, to place a claim of lien on my property in April of 2025. The stamped filed lien amount is for $1250.00 the lien was filed less the 25 days of the substandard work. There was no professionalism, no business etiquette, no discussion of resolution from Cameron Austin Lokey or Southern Boundaries Surveying and no professional standards adhered to. I contested the claim of lien , which then as required by Georgia law forces the party who filed the lien to then file a lawsuit within 60 days , Cameron Austin Lokey and his attorney James Christopher Driver did not file a lawsuit as required by law. Which forces me to believe that the claim of lien was only filed to create pressure, intimidation, harassment and unnecessary distress. I have filed a Complaint against Cameron Austin Lokey with the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board, and for his attorney the Georgia State Bar. I wanted to share with others my experience with Southern Boundaries Surveying. I DO NOT RECOMMEND SOUTHERN BOUNDARIES SURVEYING & MAPPING.

Prompt and professional service! Thank you Mr. Lokey. I appreciate your turnaround time.read more

Proffessiolism prompt and responded to questions and phone calls. Surveying completed when promised.read more

From the owner: Records Since 1780'sread more

I had originally planned to use a different surveyor in the Greenville area, but after receiving no…read moreresponse from the other company for several weeks, I reached out to McDaniel Land Surveying, and I couldn't be more happy to have found them. Justin has been great to work with, and he has gone above and beyond what I would have expected. He's been extremely helpful, he responds quickly to emails/texts, and he does excellent work. He's worth every penny, and I highly recommend his services. Thank you!

Very professional, arrived in a timely window. Responsive to the needs of the customer. I would…read moreuse them again if I need a survey.

Everything, went well and it took less time than I expected. They were quick to schedule and…read moreresponded to all my questions

EMC has yet to contact me. I requested service for surveying of property lines. I am not sure if…read moreI will use their services at this time.

Terrible. OVERPRICED and the job was never completed. DO NOT HIRE THEM. Called 7 times (they…read morerefuse to answer email) and finally drove 3 hours and demanded the plat. These people are sexist and racist.

From the owner: A boundary survey is a survey carried out to determine property lines and define true property…read morecorners of a parcel(s) or tract(s) of land described in a deed. It also indicates the extent of any easements or encroachments and may show the limitations imposed on the property by state or local regulations. Easements may include a utility line easement crossing the subject property to a neighboring property or appurtenant such as the right to cross another property for access to a public road. On the other hand, the use of a piece of land by an individual other than the owner unaccompanied by an authority to do so is generally termed as encroachment.

From an owners perspective Auben is a one stop shop. They find tenants, collect rents and manage…read morerepairs. They have an in house team of maintenance guys so I save a few dollars on Easy stuff like a leaking toilet or faucet. A feature that sets Auben apart is a value added bonus that comes from the account managers and the project managers. Annually they look at your portfolio, check performance and suggest ways to improve it. Perhaps renovation to attract higher rents, perhaps a property simply needs to go. All this from experts take the stress from the owner. Project managers like Alex make sure once a repair starts it get finished and to his standard. I have had some lousy management in the past. Auben is a nice change.

We're a military family renting from Auben and move out soon 8/28/26. We're PCSing which is already…read morestressful enough, but originally put the move out date for 8/14/26 and I was courteous to do it over 2 months in advance. Due to not having the official orders yet obviously we would have to adjust the date, but I was trying to give appropriate notice. The property manager marks 7/14/26 and then on the 17th of July I start getting a bunch of messages about me not moving out yet! We resolve the issue but obviously half a day is lost to the stress of that! Then, because they prorated that month I said hey we still owe some and are happy to pay the amount. We have an autopay set up on the 1st and 2nd to not miss payments. Their next administrative error is them not putting a balance on the ledger, so nothing ever charged, but get this we got a final notice today with possibility of eviction. We never even got a first. Got put on hold for the property manager for 40 minutes and she thinks that after all this me just settling the balance will do the trick. Because when I screw up a customers account twice I just tell them I don't think I need to do anything in good faith. We'll see if the manager calls me, I would be happy to revise this review, but I doubt any of this will be made right. I will probably pay the full balance this Friday and then somehow they will need my entire security deposit! I loved the home, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, especially military families the stress they cause is atrocious!