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LINDQUIST & VENNUM TITLE OPINION City of Orono September 7, 1982 Page 3 than the record owner. In addition, the property should be in.3pected for any evidence of use or possession by strangers or adjoining owners, such as roads, driveways, drainage ditches and encroaching buildings or fences. b. Mechanics' Liens for Improvements. Persons furnishing labor or materials for the improvement of real property are allowed 90 days after the date the last item of work or material is furnished within which to file a lien statement. Accordingly, you should inquire as to whether there have been any recent improvements upon the property or the improvements thereto which remain unpaid. C. Questions of Survey. The size and shape of the property, the location of improvements thereon, and the presence of encroaching structures upon or from adjoining property, can be accurately ascertained only by a survey of the property. d. Security Interests in Fixtures or Crops. A security interest may be held by a third party in recently installed fi;;tures or in crops under Minnesotd Statute-, Chapter 336. e. Laws and Regulations. There are zoning, building, subdivision, environmental, and other laws and regula- tions affectiig the use, occupant' and transferability of real estate. An adequate investigation of the application of such laws and regulations should be made with respect t,3 the intended use of the property. f. Special Assessments. There may be levied or pending special assessments for recent public improvements. A check with th! municipality where the property is located should •eveal whether there are any such assessments. g. Defects in Tit1E Known to You. If you have knowledge of a mortgage, lain, or other defect in title or interest in the property, you will take title subject to such interest, even if no record of such interest has been filed.