Insights on Sectional Properties in Kenya In the recent past, Long term leases conferring ownership over apartments, flats, maisonettes, townhouses, or offices (sectional units) were registered on the strength of architectural plans/drawings. The Sectional Properties Act (the Act) was enacted in the year 2020 to govern the registration of such sectional units and thereafter the …
REGISTRATION AND RECOGNITION OF TRADEMARKS IN KENYA What is a Trademark? The Trademarks Act, CAP 506 of the Laws of Kenya defines a trademark as a mark used or proposed to be used in relation to goods and services for the purpose of indicating a connection in the course of trade between the goods or …
STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF SECTIONAL UNITS AND CONVERSION OF LONG-TERM LEASES TO SECTIONAL TITLES PURSUANT TO THE SECTIONAL PROPERTIES ACT, 2020 AND THE SECTIONAL PROPERTIES REGULATIONS,2021. The step by step procedure for registration of Sectional Units and conversion of Long-Term Leases to Sectional Titles under the newly enacted Sectional Properties Act 2020 …
LEGAL ALERT NO.2 OF 2021. Introduction On 11th December 2020 the Sectional Properties Act, 2020 (“the Act”) was assented into Law and repealed the Sectional Properties Act, 1987 (the Repealed Act). Application of the Act Under section 2, the Act is meant to apply only in respect of land held on freehold title or on …
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LEGAL ALERT NO.3 OF 2021. Introduction Transfer of an interest in land by way of long terms leases has its legal basis in section 7 of the Land Act which provides that title to land may be acquired through long-term leases exceeding Twenty-One years created out of private land. Section 54(5) of the Land Registration …