Land Tensure System is the legal structure of Land Ownership. A tenure system is defined as the set of rules and customs governing land ownership, acquisition, transfer, use, and disposal. These systems vary significantly from country to country. For example, in India, there is a joint family system which means that all males have rights to the property. Still, women do not, so they would be unable to inherit it when their father dies.
How does this work?
- Communal tenure (e.g., in India and Africa) means no individual ownership of land. Still, instead, it belongs to everyone or members of a community as a whole. Land can also be governed by religious rules rather than secular laws, e.g., Islamic Shari’a law governs property relations under Muslim personal law
- Land titles such as fee simple use determine who owns the right to possess and enjoy real estate for an indefinite period free from claims against their interest so long as they comply with any other restrictions on this title, such as zoning ordinances.
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