Principle

LAND LAW — Sale of Family Property — Nemo Dat Quod Non Habet — Sale by Co-Owner Without Consent of Other Co-Owners Void

Area of law
LAND LAW
Court
Supreme Court

A co-owner of family property cannot sell the property without the consent of other co-owners. A purported sale by one co-owner alone is void. The purchaser acquires no title. The principle applies nemo dat quod non habet—the seller cannot give what they do not have…

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