Erf (law)

In real estate, an erf (pl. erven) is the legal term used in Namibia, South Africa and Eswatini to describe a piece of land registered in a deeds registry as an erf, lot, plot or stand. The term is of Afrikaans origin.

Section 102 of the South African Deeds Registries Act, 1937 [1] provides the following definition:

“erf” means every piece of land registered as an erf, lot, plot or stand in a deeds registry, and includes every defined portion, not intended to be a public place, of a piece of land laid out as a township, whether or not it has been formally recognized, approved or proclaimed as such.

Section 1 of the Namibian Deeds Registries Act, 2015 (Act No. 14 of 2015)[2] gives an identical definition.


See also

References
  1. South African Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937) Retrieved 21 December 2016
  2. Namibian Deeds Registries Act, 2015 (Act No. 14 of 2015) Retrieved 21 December 2016
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