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Chapter 5 of Title 67 of the Trust Territory Code - Homesteads.

Country/Territory
Micronesia, Fed. States
Territorial subdivision
Chuuk
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Agricultural land Range
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Chapter concerns the designation of homestead areas and the establishment of such areas and specifies requisites for eligibility and conditions for the entry upon and occupancy of public land in homesteading areas. Lands suitable for agricultural or grazing purposes or for the establishment of community sites, and which are not required for government use or reserved for other purposes by any other provision of law, may be designated by the High Commissioner for homesteading purposes. Application for permits to homestead land shall be made to the district land office in the district in which the land is situated. After a specified period and at specified conditions a deed of conveyance in respect of the land shall be issued.

Full text
English
Website
fsmlaw.org