Lack of papers delays land certification
Lack of papers delays land certification
JAKARTA (JP): An executive of the National Land Agency said on Saturday that the main obstacle in the processing of land ownership certificates in Jakarta is the inadequacy of authentic documents.
Deputy chairman of the National Land Agency, in charge of land registration and measurement, Sutardja Sudrajat said, "Many people coming to the agency to process their land certificates do not have the proper documents with them, thereby forcing the agency to use more time in tracing the land ownership."
Speaking at a one-day seminar on how to increase public services in land documentation processing, Sutardja said land certification is very important to guarantee the legal status of properties.
The seminar, held at the Kartika Chandra Hotel, was sponsored by the Association of Land Certificate Processors and the Institute of Land Research. It was officially opened by State Minister for Land Affairs/National Land Agency Chairman Sony Harsono.
It was attended by 200 participants, including noted figures such as Chief of the Jakarta State Administrative Court Benyamin Mangkudilaga, Dean of the Law School of the Gadjah Mada University Maria S.W. Soemardjono and a member of the National Human Rights Commission Marzuki Darusman.
Sutardja said most Indonesians usually receive their inheritance from their parents or other relatives, especially in the form of land plots, without any documents stating the legal deed or authenticity.
"Due to the absence of documents, the agency is frequently forced to check the family records of a person who wants to have his properties registered. This is to prevent confusion in which the person who wants to process his land certificate under his name, actually represents other relatives who are also entitled to the properties," he said.
Sutardja said that out of all properties in Jakarta, only 30 percent have been issued with certificates. "This year the agency received 12,058 applications for the processing of land certificates and 10,627 of these have been completed.
He said the agency is currently considering the possibility of streamlining procedures for the processing of these certificates, which is currently still considered time-consuming and complicated.
The agency, for example, plans to establish a special service bureau to be assigned to provide quick services for the public in land certificate processing.
Sutardja said the agency also plans to computerize its processing system of land certifications in order to help reduce arduous procedures.
The agency also wants to transfer its duty in the measurement and checking of the size of properties registered by private firms, he said. (mas)