Tag: PROPERTY DISPUTE
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Do You Need a Survey Plan to Prove Land Ownership in Court? Lessons from the Supreme Court’s Decision in Okoro v Udeh (2026) 1 NWLR (Pt. 2024) 163
Introduction One of the key documents commonly tendered in court in land dispute proceedings is a survey plan. The advantage of a land survey plan is that it provides a precise description and clear identification of land by delineating its boundaries, location, and extent. For this reason, our courts have consistently recognised that the easiest…
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CAN THE LAGOS STATE REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY (LASRERA) BE THE GAME-CHANGER IN RESOLVING REAL ESTATE DISPUTES IN LAGOS STATE?
INTRODUCTION Disputes arising from real estate transactions are quite common in Lagos State, as real estate is regarded as one of the major forms of investment. Most of these disputes involve developers who have failed to deliver properties to subscribers within the agreed-upon timeline, vendors who sell properties to multiple buyers, agents who defraud potential…