How to Apply For Obtain a First Certificate of Title in Dominica

Apply For Obtain a First Certificate of Title in Dominica

1. Take all the documents required to be provided and submitted in order for registration of a land.
2. Before documents are presented to the Registry Office to be processed all fees related to the process must be paid to the Treasury. The fees to be paid include 1% Judicial Fee and the Assurance fee of 1% on the amount that the property is worth. The documents to present for cashier service at Treasury include The Request as well as one form of title.
3. After all fees have been paid, all the required documents are then presented to the Registry Office by entering documents that include their date and time on the presentation books.
4. Following the presentation the schedule, a copy of the plan must be made public in two successive issues in any publication published within Dominica to benefit those who be interested in the country and would like to oppose the plan.
5. A Notification informing the applicant that an application was filed at the Registry Office must be served on the adjoining occupiers (example those who own land that borders the applicant, the North, South boundaries and the like.) This is carried out to notifying the public about the registrationand ensuring that the proposed plan is a correct and accurate representation of the land claimed and the rights of the adjacent occupiers aren’t being restricted. If the occupier next to you has a complaint, the occupier is entitled to put a the Caveat (a legal document that stops from registering) on the proposed application. If the parties concerned cannot settle the issue, then Caveat will be heard by an adjudicator in the chambers.
6. The advertisement is printed on two copies from the newspaper as well as two copies of the advertisement in the newspaper and an Affidavit of Service (a document that is sworn from the one who served adjoining occupiers) is required at the Registry Office.
7. When the advertisement has expired for six weeks following the publication of the publication or on the website of the nearby occupiers (whichever is the earlier) The documents are scrutinized for accuracy and then presented to the Judge for his Flat (the decision of the Judge’s Flat is required to authorize).
8. When you have received the Judge’s Flat has issued, the appropriate stamps and details are inserted on the 2 titles forms as well as the 2 survey plans. They are then placed in front of the Registrar/Deputy Registrar to sign. Once the documents have been approved, the plans are incorporated into titles forms. A certificate of title is issued to the registered proprietor/applicant while the other is kept at the Registry. Registry.

Required Documents For Obtain a First Certificate

• A request for the specifics of the property. The request should be completed and signed by the applicant and accompanied by a solicitor, notary Public (if the request is signed outside of Dominica) or an individual.
• Three (3) survey plans, signed by an Licensed Surveyor with the details of the land that is to be registered. They must be with a Surveyor’s Affidavit which confirms the plans.
• Common Affidavit, signed, and dated by the Applicant and their Solicitor, describing the specifics of the property.
• One (1) Affidavit, signed and dated and sworn by the applicant giving the background of the land as well as the right to it.
• Two (2) additional affidavits of support from other people who are knowledgeable about the land and the rights of the applicant to the land.
• Supporting documents (i.e. Deeds, Probateand Receipt death certificate, valuation etc.)) which can further establish the rights of the applicant to the property.
• Abstract of Title (i.e. the list of affidavits and documents supporting it).
• Schedule (i.e. the title advertisement which is published within the newspapers).
• Two (2) title forms containing pertinent information about the Applicant as well as the land that is to be registered.

Office Locations and Contacts

Ministry of Tourism and Legal Affairs3rd Floor, Government Headquarters
Kennedy Avenue, Roseau
Tel: (767) 266 3497
Fax: (767) 448 6200
E-mail: tourism@dominica.gov.dm

Registry Department
Lady Mary Eugenia Charles Boulevard
Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica
Phone: (767) 266 3410
Fax: (767) 440 3753
E-mail: legalaffairs@dominica.gov.dm

Fees

To register a property applicants must pay a 1% Judicial fee and the Assurance fee, which is 1%, determined by the value of the land that is to be registered.

Instructions

To be able to register a land the first time, an application must be submitted in writing to Registrar of Titles.

Documentation is needed

The Certificate of Title is a document issued following the time a property is registered is in compliance with the Registration of Titles Chapter 56:50 of 1990 and Chapter 56:51 1990 in the Revised Laws of Dominica. The Certificates of Title are issued in duplicate by the Registrar of Titles. They are issued in duplicate by the Registrar of Titles. Certificates of Title are registered by placing one copy in the order of their date in the most current volume of the registry. The second copy is handed over to the owner who is required to produce the certificate whenever he/she wants to transfer or deal with the land.

“Certificate of Title “Certificate of Title” could be one of the following three types:

• Initial Certificate of Title First time an application is being filed for the registration of land, and title to be issued in the future
• A new Certificate of Title title that replaces an existing certificate of title that was issued but then lost or destroyed.
• Transfer Certificate: A title that is issued as a part or all of the registered land

Here are the steps on how to get an First Certificate of Title in Dominica.

External Links

• The Government of Dominica’s Commonwealth of Dominica’s Web Portal:

http://www.dominica.gov.dm/services/how-do-i-obtain-a-first-certificate-of-title