Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) is an official document issued by the government in Nigeria that certifies a person or organization as the legal owner of a piece of land or property. Ogun State practices Statutory issuance of C of o i.e both rural and urban comes directly to the State government for the process.
There are Stages involved in Private C of O also known as Direct C of o in Ogun State after you might have obtained a form.
Publication on news paper stage: This stage involves publication on news paper for good 21 days. The essence of this is for the general public to know and petition if their land has been encroached by the applicant. This may forestall the process if the allegation has solid evidence. Other stages are
*Inspection stage
*Issuace Assessment /Payment stage
*Confirmation of payment stage
*Printing of CofO stage
*Execution stage ( Signing if CofO)
*Stamp duty on CofO stage
*Registration stage
*Collection of c of o.
Requirements to the above process
*An applicant will obtain c of o form
* Oath on the form at the High Court
*Agreement or stamp duty must be dully stamped
* 4 copies of Registered survey plan
* 4 copies of White background passport photo
* attachment of valid I.d card or internation passport
* attachment of payment receipt
* CAC certificate if the use is commercial
*MOU of the compnay