The 2018 Building Act took effect on 15 January 2019 repeals the Kingston and St. Andrew Building Act and the Parish Councils Building Act. In essence, it seeks to discourage new squatter settlements from being built, promote sustainable development, and establish and enforce internationally accepted building standards and rules for individuals and entities providing construction …
An act to govern the subdivision of land throughout Jamaica.
An act to provide for the discharge, modification and interpretation of restrictive covenants affecting Land, and for other matters connected therewith.
An act to restrict the rents of certain premises and the right to recover possession of such premises during the present emergency and for one year thereafter.
An act to make provision for the licensing, regulation and control of persons engaged as dealers or salesmen in real estate dealings; the regulation of dealings in land in development schemes; and for matters related thereto or connected therewith.
An Act to facilitate the subdivision of land in strata and the disposition of titles, and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
An Act to give certainty to the Title to estates in land, and to facilitate the proof thereof, and also to render dealings with land more simple and less expensive.
The Property (Rights of Spouses) Act became the law of Jamaica on April 1, 2006. The biggest change for which this bit of legislation owes credit is the presumption that each spouse has a 50% interest in the family home, regardless of whether both or only one name is registered on the title for the …
