Manual of Haitian Land Transactions, Volume 2: Securing Land Rights in Haiti
- The manual extends Vol. 1 by addressing property protection, precarious occupation, State land, subdivision and co-ownership.
- It distinguishes private land, State public-domain land and State private-domain land for practical tenure analysis.
- DGI, notaries, surveyors, ONACA and courts each appear as relevant actors depending on the land situation.
- Practical remedies are organized around common risks such as fake sellers, fraudulent titles, irregular leases and construction without permits.
This manual follows the first Haiti Property Law Working Group transaction guide and moves from ordinary sale procedure into broader land-rights security. It covers actions to establish boundaries, protection against private interference, expropriation and public measures, easements, urban-planning constraints, possession and usucaption, precarious occupation of private land, occupation of State land in the public and private domains, DGI procedures, subdivision, co-ownership of buildings, and practical questions about fake owners, fraudulent titles, leases and construction without permits.
The document is valuable because it translates Haitian land law and professional practice into operational guidance for officials, land professionals, donors, reconstruction actors and land users. It is especially relevant for HaitiDocs because it connects legal rules to the practical situations that commonly undermine tenure security.
How to cite
Haiti Property Law Working Group; Digicel Foundation; Habitat for Humanity International; United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 2014, Manual of Haitian Land Transactions, Volume 2: Securing Land Rights in Haiti, https://landportal.org/sites/default/files/imported_files/landlinks_0145.pdf