Land Law
At Katina Company & Advocates, we offer extensive legal services in land and real estate law, helping our clients handle the intricacies of property transactions with confidence and efficiency. Our knowledge covers all facets of land and real estate, establishing us as a reliable ally in both high-net-worth projects and regular property dealings.
Practice Areas:
- Property Transfers: Legal management of the sale and purchase of land, including drafting sale agreements.
- Leasing & Tenancies: Drafting long-term commercial leases and residential tenancy agreements.
- Title Verification: Conducting comprehensive due diligence at various registries to confirm ownership and encumbrances.
- Subdivision & Amalgamation: Handling the legal paperwork for splitting parcels or merging titles.
- Charging & Mortgages: Preparing security documents for financial institutions to facilitate property financing.
- Extension of Leasehold: Managing applications for the renewal of expiring government leases.
- Easements & Wayleaves: Negotiating rights for utility lines, pipelines, or access roads through private land.
- Sectional Properties: Specialized legal work for apartments, offices, and shared-ownership developments.
- Land Disputes & Litigation: Representation in the Environment and Land Court regarding boundary and ownership rows.
- Change of User: Assisting clients in converting land use from agricultural to commercial or residential.
- Caveats & Prohibitions: Filing and lifting legal notices to protect a client’s interest in a property.
- Ancestral Land Rights: Advising on community land and the transition from customary to statutory tenure.
- Environment Compliance: Advising on NEMA requirements and environmental impact assessments for land development.
