Erf (law)
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In real estate, an erf (pl. erven) is the legal term used in Namibia, South Africa and Eswatini to describe a piece of land registered in a deeds registry as an erf, lot, plot or stand. The term is of Afrikaans origin.
Section 102 of the South African Deeds Registries Act, 1937 [1] provides the following definition:
“erf” means every piece of land registered as an erf, lot, plot or stand in a deeds registry, and includes every defined portion, not intended to be a public place, of a piece of land laid out as a township, whether or not it has been formally recognized, approved or proclaimed as such.
Section 1 of the Namibian Deeds Registries Act, 2015 (Act No. 14 of 2015)[2] gives an identical definition.
See also
References
- ^ "South African Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937)". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Namibian Deeds Registries Act, 2015 (Act No. 14 of 2015)" (PDF). Retrieved 21 December 2016.