Torrens title land registration system

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf land registration system
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Thailand
parts of the United States
gptkbp:basisFor modern land registration laws in many countries
gptkbp:documentation certificate of title
gptkbp:effect facilitates land transactions
increases certainty of ownership
reduces land disputes
gptkbp:feature centralized land register
certificate of title
indefeasibility of title
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Torrens title land registration system
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:South_Australia
1858
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Robert_Torrens
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Robert_Torrens
gptkbp:principle curtain principle
insurance principle
mirror principle
gptkbp:purpose simplify land ownership registration
provide state guarantee of title
gptkbp:replacedBy deeds registration system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Robert_Torrens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7