Regularization of title to land is
the process of granting title to those who have erroneously purchased
uncommitted Government acquisition.
The Lagos State Government land
regularization exercise is not aimed at confiscating property without
valid title but to ensure that all property falling within un-committed
government acquisition are properly documented and granted legal title where
applicable.
For unsuspicious members of the
public who have encroached on a Lagos State Government Land, there is a window
of opportunity to get a valid tile on such a land which is known as
Regularization, the policy avails buyers of uncommitted Government Land the
opportunity to obtain legal title to the land based on two main conditions. It is also the process of
allocating Government land to someone who previously occupied landed property
without lawful authority from the State Government.
Firstly, that the land is not situated within
a Government Scheme, Estate or Committed Area; and Secondly, that the land is
situated within an area that conforms with Urban and Regional Planning
regulations and standards of the State (the appropriate distances from drainage
systems, canals, oil and gas pipelines, PHCN transformers, high tension wires,
electricity and telephone poles, water pipelines is observed, the beacons on
the survey plan conforms with what is on the subject site and that the subject
site does not fall on road alignments and is not within forest reserve).
To ascertain the status of land, a
Land Information Certificate must be obtained from the Office of the Surveyor
General. The certificate is the result of a search done on the land which will
show if such a land is any of (A) Under Acquisition but Not Committed, (B) Under
Acquisition and Committed or (C) Not under Acquisition. Regularization is
required for category A, category B is out of bounds to anybody while category
C does not require regularization.
Apart from titles to land, the
Directorate of Land Regularization is also charged with the responsibility of
processing applications for the grant of building plan approvals in a situation
where structures have already been erected on the land.
FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
The conditions precedents for
regularisation are that:
- The subject site must not fall
within a Committed Government Acquisition.
- The subject site must not fall
within an existing Forest Reserve or Agricultural Land Use.
- The subject site must not fall
on road alignment.
- The appropriate Setback must be
observed.
- The appropriate distances from
Drainage Systems, Canals, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Electricity Substation,
High Tension Power Line, Electricity and Telephone poles, Water Pipelines,
etc., as laid down by Physical Planning and Town Planning Laws must be
observed.
- The subject site must fall
within the permitted Regularisation Area
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR
REGULARISATION
·
A
covering letter by the agent or person filing the application for
regularization must accompany the application. This covering letter should
contain the following contact details of the applicant: address, telephone
numbers, and mobile phone numbers and where possible an e-mail address.
·
A duly completed application made on (Land
Regularisation Form 1) obtainable from the Lands Bureau. The Form must be dated
and signed by the applicant and sworn to before a magistrate or notary public.
·
Four passport sized photographs of the
applicant
·
Land Information Certificate
·
Photocopy of Purchase Receipt duly stamped
·
Current Special Development Levy N100.
·
Evidence of payment of Income Tax
·
Sketch Map of Site Location
·
Three Original Survey Plans.
·
Photocopy of Proof of Identity (national ID card,
driving license, Voter card, or the data page of international passport).
·
Letter of Authority (if the application is
filed by a person other than the applicant)
In a situation where a building has been erected on the land, the
additional requirements are as follows:
·
5 Sets of Architectural Drawings
·
5 Sets of Structural Drawings
·
Clearance Letter in lieu of Title Documents Sun
print Copy Of Survey Plan
·
COREN Letter of Supervision
·
Sworn Affidavit in Lieu of Tenement Rate
·
EIA report if land Title to be granted is
commercial (2Copies)
·
Payment of processing fee for building plan
approval
·
Photograph of property
WORKFLOW
&PROCEDURE
v
STAGE 1 : Applicant submits application for
regularization to the Directorate of Land
Regularization
for processing.
v
STAGE 2
: The Directorate of Land
Regularization will chart the survey Plan and
Thereafter carryout site inspection of
the land.
v
STAGE 3
: If the report of inspection is approved, the
Directorate of Land
Regularization further progression is by raising
a demand notice for
Necessary
payments.
v
STAGE 4 : Upon
payment of necessary Land Charges evidenced by Treasury receipt,
The
Directorate of Land Regularization prepares the letter of allocation
For
processing the Certificate of Occupancy and forward same to the
Executive Secretary,
Land Use and Allocation Directorate for endorsement
And thereafter release request to the applicant.
v
STAGE 5 : The
applicant’s file containing the Certificate of Occupancy is sent through
The Permanent Secretary to
the Hon. Attorney General and Commissioner
For Justice for
Endorsement.
v
STAGE 6
: The Certificate of
Occupancy is further processed for stamp duty and
Registration and
released to the applicant.
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