Land documentation

v   A duly completed and signed application made on land Form 1c to be sworn before a Notary public or a Magistrate. v   A covering application letter by the Agent or by the Attorney to the Applicant. Contained in the letter must also be the address, telephone numbers, mobile numbers and where possible an email address of the Applicant. v   A certified true copy of the original title to the land. v   A bank certified Cheque made payable to the Lagos State Government. The exact percentage is dependent on the nature of the transfer, e.g. 5% for deeds of gifts or special transactions, 8% where the State Right of Occupancy has existed for 10 years or more, 16% where the right of occupancy is less than 10 years of the capital value of the land, etc. v   Bank certified Cheque of N10, 500 (Ten Thousand Five Hundred Naira) made payable to LAGS representing Charting fee, Endorsement fee and Form 1c. v   One Hundred Naira (N100) as Development levy ...

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 ...

Recently published by This day Newspaper, the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode recently issued an edict strongly warning all local chiefs and traditional rulers statewide to desist from land grabbing and other associated illegal activities or face dethronement in consistent with the Lagos State Property Protection Law . A new order is gradually unfolding in Lagos State. It first stemmed from the determination of the state Governor to deepen the rule of law. It also emanated from the need to promote social justice across the state. It was equally inspired by Ambode to make Lagos the first destination for foreign investors and a centre of attraction for all categories of tourists. This resolution explained the rationales behind the enactment of Lagos State Property Protection Law and Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps Law , which concomitantly came into force on August 15, 2016. This legislation was enacted to address the challenge of land grabbing, which ...