Section 37: How Tenant by Occupancy and Owner Can Subdivide Land
37.Mutual agreement between tenant by occupancy and registered owner
(1)A registered owner and a tenant by occupancy may mutually agree that the land in which a tenant by occupancy has an interest be subdivided in such portions as the parties may agree with each party having exclusive occupancy or ownership of such portions as may be agreed or that the parties become joint proprietors of the land either as joint tenants or as tenants in common, and where they agree to be tenants in common, the shares of each in the land on such terms and conditions as they may agree.
(2)Where the parties agree to subdivide the land and become owners of individual portions of the subdivided land or where the parties agree to become joint proprietors of the land, they shall provide the Registrar of Titles with documentary evidence of their agreement and certified survey plans where applicable, and the Registrar of Titles shall—
(a)make the appropriate entries on the certificate of title of the land;
(b)issue new certificates of title to the parties;
(c)inform the recorder of the changes that must be made to the certificate of occupancy, including where relevant the cancellation of the certificate.
Plain English Summary
You have the right to agree with the registered landowner on how to share the land you occupy. You can decide to split the land into separate portions...
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