Nickoy Young from the Land Administration and Management Division of the National Land Agency is reminding the public that persons should provide legal evidence to prove their ownership of any property or land.

The reminder was given during a town hall session held by the St. Andrew North Police Division on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the Red Hills Primary School, which was attended by approximately 100 residents from several communities. Young explained that “having a registered Certificate of Title gives you a distinct advantage over others. When you have a Title there is limited basis on which a person can dispute your ownership. In order for you to obtain a registered Title, it is important that the land is surveyed and property tax payments are being made even if your name does not appear on the tax roll.” He further emphasised that in the cases of legacy land, persons should explicitly express in writing how they wish for their land to be distributed. Young noted that no one is unsupported as there is legislation that governs both unregistered and registered land in Jamaica.