The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has formally lifted the moratorium on the sale and lease of public land, permitting authorized transactions to renew below strict regulatory pointers.
By Kruah Thompson
Monrovia, August 2025: The moratorium, imposed on February 3, 2025, suspended all public land transactions nationwide per Article 8.1(a) of the LLA Act of 2016, Chapter 13, Article 52.1 of the Land Rights Act of 2018, and the 2022 Land Rights Act Regulation.
The suspension aimed to permit time for the event of recent insurance policies governing the use, sale, lease, and administration of public land throughout all 15 counties.
Talking at a press convention in Monrovia on Thursday, July 31, LLA Chairman Samuel F. Kpakio introduced the lifting of the moratorium, citing the profitable improvement of complete new pointers.
“Distinguished members of the press, we need to state clearly that the Liberia Land Authority, in accordance with established legal guidelines, stays the first company of presidency answerable for the administration, sale, and regulation of public land in Liberia,” mentioned Chairman Kpakio. “Subsequently, I’m happy to announce that the Board of Commissioners of the LLA has determined to raise the moratorium.”
In accordance with Kpakio, the choice is a part of broader reforms aimed toward remodeling Liberia’s land sector. These reforms search to make sure equitable entry to land, safe tenure, correct land use, improved governance and administration, and transparency in land-related adjudication.
He additional emphasised LLA’s dedication to the formalization of customary land rights and the supply of efficient, revenue-generating land providers.
As a part of the reform measures, the LLA is introducing a brand new Deed Kind, which incorporates “A Momentary Occupancy Allow (previously often known as ‘Squatters’ Rights’), Interim Tips for Validating Tribal Certificates (TCs),
Interim Tips for the Sale and Lease of Public Land, A revised Price Regime for land-related providers and penalties, and the Rules for implementing the Land Rights Act of 2018 and the 2022 Liberia Land Rights Regulation.”
And at last, the land authority will confirm each survey doc earlier than reaching the court docket to keep away from the wrongful sale of land.
Talking on the event, Chairman Kpakio famous that land possession in Liberia has lengthy posed a critical nationwide safety concern and warned that if left unaddressed, land-related disputes may escalate into battle.
“Since taking workplace, my administration has been targeted on making certain clear adjudication of land disputes, enhancing income monitoring, and enhancing service supply throughout the fifteen counties,” Kpakio acknowledged.
“We stay dedicated to implementing transformative insurance policies and making certain that girls’s land rights, in addition to the rights of Individuals with Disabilities (PWDs), are absolutely revered and guarded.”
He assured the general public that the LLA will conduct strong public consciousness campaigns to assist residents perceive their rights, roles, and obligations below the brand new framework. -Edited by Othello B. Garblah.
