Cote Divoire - Apply for Original Land Title

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Procedure

1.In order to obtain an Original Land Title, in Cte dIvoire, the applicant must first register land and in order to register land successful, a legal person (Notary / Attorney / Lawyer) should be contacted to help in the process. Therefore an applicant should start by finding a registered legal person who will be assisting in the process;

2.When a legal person is contacted, he / she starts with going to the Land Registry (Conservation de la Proprit Foncire et des Hypothques) and request for the real estate rights record. This is to search for availability of land;

3.Thereafter, the legal person goes to the tax authority (Direction Gnrale des Impts de Cte d'Ivoire) to obtain a tax clearance certificate. The certificate obtained should indicate that all taxes related to the land are cleared;

4.When a tax certificate is obtained, the applicant through the contracted legal person proceeds with obtaining a location certificate (certificat de localization). In this case, the legal person submits a request to a certified land surveyor. Upon request, they surveyor surveys the land and thereafter generates certificate which indicates details of a given land;

5.If the applicant who wishes to obtain an original land title obtained land by purchase, a sales agreement is prepared by the legal person and if land was transferred to the applicant, a transfer agreement is prepared and then the drafted agreement is signed by both parties (the original owner and new owner / applicant);

6.Thereafter the legal person submits a request for registration of land agreement prepared above for registration at local tax authorities. At this stage, he / she submits the agreement and a registration fees is paid;

7.Then the legal person after registration at the local tax authority will proceed with transferring land from the original owner to the new owner / applicant. In this case, he / she submit application for transfer of land to the Land Registry;

8.The submitted documents are assessed and thereafter, transfer is made and a New Land certificate (New Land Title) is issued to the applicant.

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Required Documents

1.Identification documents for both the original and new owner of land

2.Present land title in the names of original owner;

3.Tax Clearance Certificate

4.Location Certificate (certificat de localization)

5.Sales Agreement / Transfer Agreement

6.Payment Slips

Office Locations & Contacts

Land Registry (Conservation de la Proprit Foncire et des Hypothques)

Telephone: (225) 20-21-56-54

Fax: (225) 20-21-26-96

E-mail:[email protected]

Direction Gnrale des Impts de Cte d'Ivoire

BP V 103 Abidjan, Rpublique de Cte d'Ivoire

Telephone: +225 20 21 75 61 / 20 22 65 02 / +225 20 21 70 15

Fax: +225 20 22 87 12 / +225 20 22 87 86

Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

Eligibility

Citizens of Cote dIvoire.

Fees

1.Request for the real estate rights record 3,000 FCFA

2.Fees for the Legal Person 1.7 to 2.7% of land value

3.Tax Clearance certificate 5,000 FCFA

4.Obtaining a Location Certificate (certificat de localization) 90,000 FCFA

5.Registration at local tax authorities 7% of land value

6.Registration of transfer 1.2% of land value (general service tax 0.8% and salary of the conservateurs 0.4%)

7.New Land Certificate (Land Title) 15,000 FCFA

8.Clerks fee 2,000 FCFA

9.Photocopy fee 1,000 FCFA

Validity

The title is long as ownership of land is not transferred

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Processing Time

1.Request for the real estate rights record Three (3) days

2.Tax Clearance certificate Two (2) Four (4) days

3.Obtaining a Location Certificate (certificat de localization) Three (3) days

4.Drafting and signing agreement Five (5) to ten (10) days

5.Registration at local tax authorities Five (5) to ten (10) days

6.Registration of transfer of land Fifteen (15) days

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Instructions

1.Applicants are advised to use a legal person in the process of obtaining title;

2.In cases where a tax clearance cannot be obtained, the notary can execute the contract on behalf of a party;

3.In cases where a notary executes contract on behalf of a party, a tax certificate must be obtained within one (1) month;

4.In most cases at registration at the local tax authority, a vendor is required to pay 3% for Capital Gains Tax

5.Applicants must ensure that a Location Certificate (certificat de localization) has information included on the present title, land survey data, and a description of the state of the parcel;

6.Ensure that all taxes that are attached to the land are cleared before applying for a land title;

7.Land to be registered must have be obtained from the true owner;

8.Applicants must be able to prove that land was obtained in the right way for instance by presenting sales agreements or transfer agreement or any other documents that can provide proof;

9.In order to reduce time, some of the processes can be done simultaneously

Required Information

1.Name and address of original owner of land

2.Name and address of new owner (applicant)

3.Nationality of applicant

4.Details of a legal person contracted

5.Location of land (place, plot and block number)

6.Land description (size, appearance and features on property)

Need for the Document

An original land title is that recognized document that shows ownership of land. In Cote dIvoire, this document is issued to land owners by the Land Registry (Conservation de la Proprit Foncire et des Hypothques) upon submission of requests for it.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

1.A land title indicates the true owner of land;

2.Presence of a land title to a given piece of land reduces disputes and conflicts that are likely to appear;

External Links

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/c%C3%B4te-divoire/registering-property/

http://maitreangelekouassi.blogspot.com/2005/12/le-titre-foncier-en-cote-divoire.html

http://humanitarianlibrary.org/sites/default/files/2013/07/7417IIED.pdf

http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/C-te-d-Ivoire.html

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