Parliament approves legal changes for registering small plots of land
24 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
The parliament today approved amendments to the land law to allow registration of plots of land smaller than 600 square feet.
The amendment bill submitted by Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) MP Riyaz Rasheed was passed unanimously with 60 votes in favour.
Under the current law, plots of land smaller than 600 feet cannot be registered as a separate home.
Presenting the legislation to the parliament in June, Riyaz observed that in cases where children inherit a small parcel of land upon division of a parent’s property, the new owners were unable to obtain loans or mortgage the property as it was not registered under their names.
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