Land acquisition by prescription is 'highway robbery'- Hon Fraser
"I think it's the biggest form of highway robbery that is legal. Here's a guy, he's probably sitting somewhere in Texas... with 40 acres of land in the Virgin Islands and someone decided they want it or portions of it... and they go to land registry and file ownership by prescription," he said.
Hon Fraser was at the time speaking at the 13th Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House Of Assembly on July 27, 2020 during the debate on the Motion for VI's constitutional reform.
Notices are published first
According to Hon Fraser, the Registrar of Land will send out a notice, "which before it leaves his office, it comes back because he ain't got no address on you [land owner]."
He said other options of filing notice, is in the daily newspaper such as on an obscure page in small print.
"The only person who would see that is the man who is looking for your land by prescription because he's looking for it."
Mr Fraser said after the notice is published twice without a response, the land would be up for grabs.
Constitution must protect those with ancestral ties - Hon Fraser
"The poor guy in Texas, where is he going to see the Beacon or the Island Sun? Even the Guy here in Tortola don't see those things... next thing you know your land is gone.
"It is the highest form of highway robbery that is legal, it is wrong... and if there are no newspapers, you can publish the notice on a tree," Mr Fraser noted.
He called for the reformed constitution to be able to address those issues, and protect people with ancestorial tires to the Territory living abroad, such as landowners.
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19 Responses to “Land acquisition by prescription is 'highway robbery'- Hon Fraser”
Doesn’t the guy in Texas pay land taxes to IR? Would he not know that his land was taken by prescription? And when he finds out, tell me please what is the recourse Mr. Premier of the BVI / Finance Minister.
A lot of BS! Eh?
Mr. Premier of the BVI / Finance Minister, there are a lot of work to be done. What else is wrong?
.Too much people doing this....and the sad part is that people got their old parents that should be praying out their lying
Let me see them take this land to their grave
1000 year common law in BVI and BVI discovered by Columbus in 1492 for propety of Spain. Jokes ...
But only when it happens to you or yours you would know how painful it is.....It is plain out ROBBERY
and LiL Bit Chill Station is also on Crown Land at the side of the road so no one bothering him,
1. Charge five cents rent if you want land owner and give a receipt because plenty people come BVI with plans.
2. If selling, sell to your own dont go bawling later that the tricky people stop takling to you as soon as you sell them land.
3. local women and men Stop putting new partner and spouse name on what they meet you with- acquire new land together and build and pay for house together.
4. Finally it have some people with land who one child of many want it all even after getting and getting financial help with everything from business to house to vehicles and the parents so schupid a lil sweet talk from the selfish child change everything. Especially them greedy children who help repair Irma damaged houses in exchange for getting them name on the land.
PEOPLE WAKEUP.