An Improvement Location Certificate ("ILC") is primarily used by mortgage and/or title companies to assist in residential property transactions. This certificate typically documents the location of improvements upon a parcel of land and graphically shows the location of easements and/or other encumbrances affecting the property as disclosed in information provided by the title company. Typically, the surveying methods used in the preparation of an ILC are not sufficient to precisely determine the location and dimensions of property lines, or the exact location of improvements upon or adjacent to the subject property. Therefore, an ILC should not be construed to be a land survey plat or an improvement survey plat. By State law the professional land surveyor who prepares an ILC must use a mandated certification that includes the following phrase: "…that it is not to be relied upon for the establishment of fence, building or other future improvement lines…"