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Flexible Land Tenure System
Upgradable Land Tenure System Under the Flexible
Land Tenure System
Presentation to the 2nd National Land Conference
Participants
By: Gabriel Iindombo
Deputy Director, Land Boards Tenure & Advice
Ministry of Land Reform
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Presentation Outline
" Introduction
" Objectives of FLTS
" Benefits of FLTS
" Pilot Local Authorities
" Key Stakeholders involved in FLTS
" Process Flow on Establishing a FLTS Scheme
" Types of Land Rights under the FLTS
" Conclusion
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Introduction
" Flexible Land Tenure System, is a Scheme established under the Flexible
Land Tenure Act (Act No. 4 of 2012)
" Aiming at providing affordable security of tenure to informal
settlement settlers
" The FLTS is targeting people who live in the informal settlement/low
income people
" Provision of a parallel tenure registration system
" FLTS Scheme can only be established on land within the local authority
(Municipalities, Towns, Settlements, Village Councils)
" MLR overseeing the implementation of FLTS Scheme
" Other stakeholders are MURD, Local Authorities, Land Rights Office,
GIZ & Beneficiaries
" Beneficiaries Association
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The Objectives of the FLTS
" to creates alternative new forms of titles i.e. Starter
Titles and Land Hold Titles, that can be upgraded to
Freehold Titles
" to provide security of title for persons who live in
the informal settlements or who are provided with
low income housing
" to empower the persons concerned economically by
means of these rights.
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Benefits of FLTS
" Provide security of title for persons who live in the informal settlements
in perpetuity (offers titles to immovable properties)
" Titles are cheaper to register (GRN pay for surveying & registration
costs)
" Provide legal documentary proof of land ownership
" Beneficiaries will invest in their land without fear of being evicted
" Titles can allow erection of dwelling on a blockerf
" Titles are transferrable from one person to other
" Titles are inheritable (lease the property)
" Titles may be used as collateral (land hold title)
" Titles can be upgraded till freehold
" Reduction of boundary disputes due to internal measurement (land hold
plan)
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FLTS Piloting Areas
City of Windhoek
" Onyika,
" Havana,
" Freedomland A & B
Oshakati Town Council
" Onawa area
Municipality of Gobabis
" Freedom Square
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Informal settlements
(Communities)
MLR
To be established:
Land Rights
Office(s)
Steering
Committee
Appoints Members
Directorate
of Survey and
Mapping
Directorate
of
Deeds
Nominate
s Senior
Managem
ent for S
C MURD
Relevant
Authorities
Su
pp
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nd
G
uid
an
ce
To be established:
Associations (Communities)
Dept. of Land
Reform,
Resettlement and
Regional Programme
Implementation
Close
Cooperatio
n
Dept. of
Land
Management
To be established:
FLTS Project
Management
Unit (PMU)
Directorate
of Land
Reform
and
Resettlement
Close
Cooperatio
n
Support and
Guidance
Appoints
Officers
Support and
Guidance
Sec. 6 FLTA
Directives
and
Inspections
Nominates Senior
Management for
SC
Close
Cooperation
Support and Guidance
Clo
se
coo
per
atio
n
Key Stakeholders
GIZ
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Process of Establishing FLTS Scheme
Registration
of Blocks in
Deeds Office
LA
Approves
the
Scheme
Registration in
Land Rights
Office
Establishment
of Associations
& Provision of
basic services
Application to
Boards
NAMPAB &
Townshop
Application to establish a Scheme
" Owner of the piece of land
" Local Authority (LA)
" Group of people who reside on the piece
of land
Request to
MLR
LA conduct
Feasibility
Study
Land Rights
Office
(Internal
Measurement)
Surveyi
ng of
Blocks
MLR & LA
Consultation
LA to amend the
Scheme as per
Advice
If Feasilbilty
study fails,
scheme cant be
established
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Upgrade of Schemes
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Exemplary of a Starter Title Right
" Starter Title rights: Gives a holder rights over
a dwelling at a specified location within the
Blockerf
" Land Rights cannot be used as a security for
credit
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Exemplary of a Land Hold Title Right
" Land Hold Title Rights: Gives the holder the same
rights over the piece of land within the blockerf as the
owner of freehold
" Land rights held under a land hold title can be used as
a security for credit.
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Conclusion
This pilot phase is the first experience in Namibia
" FLTS is only targeting people living in the informal
settlement
" The titles under FLTS are legal and supported by law
" The titles are been registered in a legal registration system
(Land Rights Office)
" Titles are transferred, inherited and can be used a security
for loans (Land Hold Titles)
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I thank you for your attention