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LAND LAW — Land Use Act 1978 — Deemed Statutory Right of Occupancy — Developed Land in Urban Area Vested in Heirs May 6, 2026 Land Law
LAND LAW — Grant of Right of Occupancy — Common Grantor — Competing Interests — Qui Prior Est Tempore Potior Est Jure May 6, 2026 Land Law
LAND LAW — Certificate of Occupancy — Prima Facie Evidence — Yields to Better Title May 6, 2026 Land Law
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LAND LAW — Statutory Right of Occupancy — Conflict between two grants — Priority of earlier grant over later grant May 5, 2026 Land Law
LAND LAW — Land Use Act — Section 5(2) — Later grant cannot extinguish earlier statutory right of occupancy without revocation May 5, 2026 Land Law
LAND LAW — Land Use Act — Section 5(2) — Extinguishment of existing rights — Meaning of “existing rights” May 5, 2026 Land Law, Legal Definitions
