WHAT IS POSSESSION OF LAND

What is possession of a parcel of land? What does possession of a parcel of land mean? Possession of a parcel of land means the occupation or physical control of the land either personally or through an agent or servant. A trespasser does not by the act of trespass secure possession of the land in...

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘OCCUPATION’ & ‘POSSESSION’ IN LAND LAW, AND THAT WHICH CAN LEAD TO PRESUMPTION OF OWNERSHIP

But the real problem of such cases is that quite often, as in this case, there is tendency to confuse possession with mere occupation. ‘Occupation’ as used in relation to land entails mere physical control of the land in the time being. It is a matter of fact. Such a control may have originated from...

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OCCUPIER VS POSSESSION VS TITLE

My first observation is that, contrary to what was the case with the Land Tenure Law of former Northern Nigeria which defined a “right of occupancy” as a “title to the use and occupation of land”, the Land Use Act, 1978, contains no such provision. It never associated the certificate with title. All it does...

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OWNER OF LAND AND INTRUDER CANNOT BE IN POSSESSION AT THE SAME TIME; BETTER TITLE SUCCEEDS

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WHAT IS POSSESSION OF LAND

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘OCCUPATION’ & ‘POSSESSION’ IN LAND LAW, AND THAT WHICH CAN LEAD TO PRESUMPTION OF OWNERSHIP

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OCCUPIER VS POSSESSION VS TITLE

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