How to determine property lines in Los Angeles county?

My mother needs to put in a new fence and it seems as if the previous neighbors put the old fence about a foot inside my mother's property. Of course, if she will put in a new fence she wants to make sure it accurately covers her property. How can we determine where her property boundary lines are at, before seeking a land survey? What LA county office would house this information?
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