Nigeria - Apply for Certificate of Occupancy

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for Certificate of Occupancy in person, the applicant has to visit the office of the Land Use and Allocation Committee of Nigeria.
2. The address and contact details of the Land Use and Allocation Committee can be found in the link below: contact link
3. Visit the office and obtain an application form to be completed for obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy from the relevant department.
4. Complete the application forms with appropriate information under relevant sections. Attest it with your signature once completed.
5. Once completed filling the application form, make sure that you attached all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. Then, submit it in person to the relevant authority at the office. Make the stipulated payment as directed by the officials.
7. After submission, the application and other documents will be forwarded for examination and verification processes.
8. Once the verification and validation processes are over, the application will be approved and the officials will proceed to take required steps to issue the Certificate.
9. When the document is ready to be collected, the applicant will be notified by the office and the applicant can collect it by any applicable means.

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Required Documents

STATE-OWNED LANDS:

• Completed application form
• Letter to the Executive Secretary
• Income Tax payment proof
• Recent Development Levy
• Plan of Survey
• Form of Allocation with receipt
• Photographs in passport-size (four numbers)
• Receipt of payments

NON STATE-OWNED LANDS:

• Completed application form
• Vital Information Form
• Site inspection Report

Office Locations & Contacts

Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation - HQ], Lands Bureau
Block 13 and 14, The Secretariat, Alausa,
Ikeja, Lagos State.
Nigeria.
Tel: 08177775128 Email: [email protected]/ [email protected]
Website: Lands Bureau Contacts

Eligibility

• Any land owner, who wishes to obtain a legal proof of ownership for his/her land, can apply.
  

Fees

• Refer the following page for fees details: fees details
  

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

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Instructions

• After submission, the applicant will be issued with an acknowledgement slip and an offer letter after which the applicant must proceed with fees payment.

• Then, the Applicant will be issued with Confirmation Letter with Plot and Block Number. Note that payments must be done in complete before Plot and Block are allocated.

• Then, his Excellency, the Governor signs the Certificate of Occupancy and sends file to the Land Registry for further processing which is later registered in the land registry and issued to the applicant.

Required Information

• Applicant particulars
• Identification Card number
• Address details and email address
• Banking particulars
• Land Registration number
• Particulars of the land
• Other relevant details

Need for the Document

• Certificate of Occupancy is a document required by the landowners as a legal proof of ownership issued by the Government of Nigeria.
  

Information which might help

• Incomplete application or any insufficient information may lead to the rejection of application by the authority.
• An Occupancy Certificate conceals the legal status of a particular property and also acts as a shield of your ownership rights.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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