Overview Of Land Dispute Settlement Procedures And Its Preventions Based On BPN Regulations

In Indonesia, typical land disputes involve claims of ownership over the same plots of land, falsification of land certificate, disputes with local communities opposing land procurements, illegal occupations, conflicts on demarcation of land boundaries, and other issues.

In general, the prevailing laws and regulations provide a grace period of 5 years to whoever has any objection to apply for a land claim on the issuance of land certificate over a portion of land. On the other hand, if it is lapsed, the issuance of land certificate cannot be challenged accordingly. This is regulated under Article 32 paragraph 2 of Government Regulation No. 24 of 1997 on Land Registration.

It is common practice that land disputes are settled through court proceedings in the locations of the lands. The cases are settled through the administrative court presiding challenges against the legality of land certificates issued by the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs/ National Land Office (Kemen