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A title deed can get lost, misplaced or damaged.
Below is step by step guideline to follow with The Ministry of Lands when replacing a lost, misplaced and damaged title deed in Kenya.
To begin with, a police abstract is available at the national police website.
You only download, print and present it to the nearest police station for filling and stamping.
Alternatively, visit the nearest police station they already have the printed abstracts.
An abstract serves the purpose of informing the government through the Kenya Police that your title deed is missing.
Secondly, conduct a title deed search at The Ministry of Lands.
This will involve taking a copy of your ID and KRA pin certificate to the registrar of Lands.
A search will help you ascertain that the registry files indicate that you are the actual owner of the land.
Thirdly, seek the help of a dully registered lawyer.
He/ She will help you place a formal notice opposing certain acts in reference to your title deed.
These prevents any party from conducting transactions with your lost title deed.
A lawyer will serve you with a declaration form. In this document you will provide details of how the document got lost or destroyed.
A statutory declaration also contains details on when the title was lost and the search efforts put in place to find it.
You will as well fill in an application form that will be attached together with the police abstract and the declaration form.
You will later present them to the Registrar of Lands for perusal.
First, the registrar uses the declaration forms as evidence of the loss.
Once satisfied he/she will publish your name in the Kenya Gazette.
Secondly, your name will also be published in two mainstream newspapers with national circulation.
The notice gives the public a 60 days’ notice about the loss of the title deed.
Further, it is important to note that a small fee is paid to the government printer for publishing the notice of the loss in the Kenya Gazette.
After the lapse of the 60 days, the registrar will confirm whether the procedure was dully followed.
Upon payment of a requisite fee an approval for the issuance of a new title deed is given.
What is a Green Card and White Card in land ownership?
A green card is issued when the land is freehold. A white card issued when the land is leasehold.
The cards contain information of land activities done in the past.The relevant entries are made by the District Land Registrar after which a replacement title deed is issued.
In conclusion, in case the lost title is found it should be presented to the registrar for cancellation.
Getting your lost title replaced is as easy as the outlined steps.
A title deed can get lost, misplaced or damaged.
Below is step by step guideline to follow with The Ministry of Lands when replacing a lost, misplaced and damaged title deed in Kenya.
To begin with, a police abstract is available at the national police website.
You only download, print and present it to the nearest police station for filling and stamping.
Alternatively, visit the nearest police station they already have the printed abstracts.
An abstract serves the purpose of informing the government through the Kenya Police that your title deed is missing.
Secondly, conduct a title deed search at The Ministry of Lands.
This will involve taking a copy of your ID and KRA pin certificate to the registrar of Lands.
A search will help you ascertain that the registry files indicate that you are the actual owner of the land.
Thirdly, seek the help of a dully registered lawyer.
He/ She will help you place a formal notice opposing certain acts in reference to your title deed.
These prevents any party from conducting transactions with your lost title deed.
A lawyer will serve you with a declaration form. In this document you will provide details of how the document got lost or destroyed.
A statutory declaration also contains details on when the title was lost and the search efforts put in place to find it.
You will as well fill in an application form that will be attached together with the police abstract and the declaration form.
You will later present them to the Registrar of Lands for perusal.
First, the registrar uses the declaration forms as evidence of the loss.
Once satisfied he/she will publish your name in the Kenya Gazette.
Secondly, your name will also be published in two mainstream newspapers with national circulation.
The notice gives the public a 60 days’ notice about the loss of the title deed.
Further, it is important to note that a small fee is paid to the government printer for publishing the notice of the loss in the Kenya Gazette.
After the lapse of the 60 days, the registrar will confirm whether the procedure was dully followed.
Upon payment of a requisite fee an approval for the issuance of a new title deed is given.
What is a Green Card and White Card in land ownership?
A green card is issued when the land is freehold. A white card issued when the land is leasehold.
The cards contain information of land activities done in the past.The relevant entries are made by the District Land Registrar after which a replacement title deed is issued.
In conclusion, in case the lost title is found it should be presented to the registrar for cancellation.
Getting your lost title replaced is as easy as the outlined steps.
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