The Department was curved from Land Department in 1999 in order to cater for legal and post certificate of occupancy transactions and consist of the following sections;

1. LAND TRANCTION UNIT

2. REGISTRATION UNIT

3. MISCELLENEOUS UNIT

4. VALUATION UNIT

 

FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT:

1. Processing of Assignment

2. Processing of Mortgages

3. Processing of Devolution Order

4. Processing of Sub-lease

5. Processing of Power of Attorney

6. Processing of Sub-Division

7. Processing of Change Of Purpose

8. Processing of Merger of Tittles

9. Preparation of Final Bill for the Issuance Of certificate of Occupancy

10. Issuance of Certified True Copy Of Certificate of Occupancy

11. Issuance Of Certified True Copy Of Documents

12. Issuance Of search Report

13. Registration Of Assignment

14. Registration Of Mortgages

15. Registration of Devolution Order

16. Registration Of 5% Commission on Deed Of Purchase

17. Registration Of Surrender and Release

18. Registration Of Certificate Of Occupancy

19. Registration Of Occupancy Permit

20. Registration Of Sublease

21. Registration Power Of Attorney

22. Clearance of Applications for Temporary files

23. Safe keeping of various Registered Deeds Books

24. Attending Court Cases

25. Valuation Of Properties/ Structures for Governmental Acquisition or Transactional Purpose