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Claiming Possession of Shared Property

Question

Several people bought land from a single owner. The first person built a house on the land without removing any part of it. After building the house, another person removed a portion of the same house without informing the first person. Both parties have evidence. The first person’s evidence shows that they had possession, but nothing was removed. Is the land in the first person’s possession according to the law?

Answer

After buying land, it should be registered in the buyer’s name as soon as possible. If the same plot of land is sold to several people, the buyers will have access according to the deed. The registration certificate only shows the name of the owner of a specific plot of land. Therefore, it will not be determined through the registration certificate which part of the plot of land belongs to which buyer, but it will be determined based on the deed’s boundary. If the first person has possession in the mentioned boundary in the deed, then there will be no problem with possession.