Land survey company delivering report late?

[Ray Li]

I'm trying to buy a property where the seller wouldn't provide a land survey report or pay for one. Weird. So I contacted a land survey company immediately after due diligence myself to have they come out. The seller also asked for a quick closing, so I didn't have much time for inspection.

I talked to the land survey company on Tuesday, and they said they will come out to take a look and then give me a report by the following Monday. I needed the report by Wednesday that week, before due diligence period ends, so I thought that would be fine.

 I called again on Monday to see what's the status, and they said they missed something when they first went out, and have to go out again the next day. I told them I needed the report by Wednesday, and they said okay. I called again on Wednesday, and they said they're still working on the report. I told them I needed the report by end of day. I didn't get a report until Friday. By then I've already terminated the contract with the seller because they wouldn't renegotiate based on other issues I found with the property.

And the land survey company still demanded a full payment after they delivered report late.

Is it normal for land survey to take this long? Am I being too demanding asking it to be done faster?

Everything with the land survey company was done verbally on the phone. Next time I will know to have it done in writing, including the deadline I need it by.