- Form LRA 65 - Surrender of Lease
This is the official legal instrument used to formally terminate (surrender) a registered lease. The form documents an agreement where the lessee (tenant) voluntarily gives up their leasehold interest, and the lessor (landlord/owner) accepts that surrender.
The form includes:
1. Title number...
- Form LRA 64 - Lease (Long Term)
It is the official instrument used to create and register a long-term lease over land or property. The form records the agreement between a lessor (landlord/owner) and a lessee (tenant/occupant) granting exclusive possession of defined premises for a specified period, subject to agreed terms such as...
- Form LRA 63 - Transfer of Lease
It is the official form used to transfer a lease from one party (the transferor) to another (the transferee). In simple terms, it documents when a lessee (tenant) who holds a registered lease decides to assign or transfer their leasehold interest in land or premises to another person or...
- Form LRA 62 - Lease
This is the official form used to create and register a lease over land in Kenya. A lease is a legal agreement where the lessor (landlord/owner) grants the lessee (tenant) the right to use and occupy land or premises for a defined term, in return for rent or other consideration.
The purpose of...
- Form LRA 61 - Transfer Pursuant to Purchase by Chargee in a Public Auction
Form LRA 61 is an official land transfer instrument which is used when a chargee (lender, such as a bank or financial institution) sells land or property through a public auction to recover money owed under a charge (mortgage/loan).
In this case:
- The chargee (lender) exercises its legal...
- Form LRA 60 - Transfer Pursuant to Purchase by Chargee with Leave of Court
Form LRA 60 - Transfer Pursuant to Purchase by Chargee with Leave of Court is used where a chargee (e.g., bank, financial institution), having exercised its statutory power of sale, obtains leave of court to transfer the charged property to itself after a public auction or sale fails.
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- Form LRA 59 - Partial Discharge of Charge
This is statutory form used by a chargee (e.g., a bank) to discharge part of the land or unit that was charged (mortgaged). The form records the title number, the chargor/chargee, the entry number(s) of the original charge, the portion being released, and includes execution/attestation and...
- Form LRA 58 - Discharge of Charge
Form LRA 58 is the statutory form used to formally discharge (release) a charge that was registered against a property. A charge is typically a loan or mortgage secured by land.
The form records:
- Title Number of the property.
- Details of the Charge(s) (date, entry number).
- Parties...
- Form LRA 57 - Transfer of Charge
Form LRA 57 is the official instrument used when a Chargee (lender or financial institution that holds a charge/mortgage over land or property) transfers their interest in that charge to another party (the Transferee). The Chargor (borrower or property owner who gave the charge as security) is also...
- Form LRA 56 - Memorandum of Variation of Charge
This is a statutory instrument used to vary terms of an existing registered charge over land (e.g., interest rate, tenor, repayment schedule, covenants, or to add a borrower/chargor).
Purpose / when to use it:
1. To legally record agreed changes to a registered charge without discharging and...
- Form LRA 55 - Consent for Second or Subsequent Charge
It is used when a property already has an existing charge (mortgage/loan security), and the chargor (borrower/landowner) seeks to create a second or subsequent charge over the same land.
The Chargee (first lender) must consent to allow another lender (second or subsequent chargee) to register...
- Form LRA 54 - Informal Charge
An informal charge is a type of land-based security where the Chargor (landowner) deposits title documents or otherwise charges their interest in land to a Chargee (usually a lender, such as a bank) without executing a full formal charge instrument.
The main purposes of this form are:
1. To...
- Form LRA 53 - Charge
It is used when a landowner (the Chargor) formally gives their land as security to a lender (the Chargee) for a loan or other financial obligation.
This form creates a legal encumbrance over the land, giving the lender rights to enforce repayment, including the right to sell the land if the...
- Form LRA 52 - Transfer of Land by a Trustee
It is used when a trustee formally transfers land or property they hold in trust to a transferee (which may be a beneficiary, purchaser, or other entitled party). This form records the actual transfer of ownership from trustee to transferee and ensures the change is reflected in the land...
- Form LRA 51 - Application to Be Registered as a Trustee
Form LRA 51 is a statutory application form used when a person or entity applies to the Land Registrar to be formally registered as a trustee in respect of a parcel of land. This form ensures that the role of the trustee is legally recognized in the land register, allowing them to hold and manage...
- Form LRA 50 - Application to Be Registered as Proprietor by Transmission
Form LRA 50 is a statutory application used when a person seeks to be registered as the new proprietor of land by transmissio-that is, through operation of law rather than by sale or voluntary transfer.
This typically arises in succession matters where the property of a deceased registered...
- Form LRA 49 - Transfer by Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships
Form LRA 49 is specifically designed for companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) to transfer their legal (and beneficial) ownership of land to another party.
The main purposes of this form are:
1. To legally transfer land/property from a registered company or LLP to another entity or...
- Form LRA 48 - Transfer of Land by a Liquidator
Form LRA 48 is used when a liquidator of a company in liquidation transfers the company’s land or property to a purchaser, creditor, or other transferee. This form records the actual transfer of ownership after the liquidator has been duly recognized (through Form LRA 46) as acting on behalf of the...
- Form LRA 47 - General Form of Statutory Declaration
Form LRA 47 is a general-purpose declaration that can be used in support of various land-related applications where the law requires an applicant to formally declare certain facts under oath.
The main purposes of this form are:
To provide a formal sworn declaration in support of applications...
- Form LRA 46 - Application by a Liquidator to Be Noted in the Register
Form LRA 46 is a statutory form under the Land Registration Act and the Land Registration (General) Regulations, 2017 used by a liquidator of a company to apply to the Land Registrar to be officially noted in the land register as the representative of the company in liquidation.
This ensures that...
- Form LRA 45 - Transfer by Trustee on Bankruptcy
Form LRA 45 is an official instrument used when a trustee in bankruptcy formally transfers the interest of an adjudged bankrupt in land/property to a new transferee.
The purposes of this form are:
1. To transfer land/property from the bankrupt estate (managed by the trustee) to a purchaser,...
- Form LRA 8 - Notice of Revocation of a Power of Attorney
Form LRA 8 is an official notice prescribed under the Land Registration Act and the Land Registration (General) Regulations, 2017.
It is used to formally revoke a registered Power of Attorney (POA) that has been filed with the land registry. The form provides legal notice that the authority...
- Form LRA 44 - Transfer by Trustee in Bankruptcy
Form LRA 44 is a statutory form under the Land Registration Act and the Land Registration (General) Regulations, 2017.
It is used when a trustee in bankruptcy applies to be registered in respect of a bankrupt proprietor’s land following a court order. This effectively transfers control of the...
- Form LRA 43 - Transfer by Personal Representative to Purchaser
Form LRA 43 is an official instrument used when a personal representative (executor or administrator of a deceased’s estate) transfers the deceased’s property to a purchaser. This usually happens when estate property is sold to settle debts, meet obligations, or distribute proceeds among...
- Form LRA 42 - Transfer by Personal Representative to Person Entitled under a Will or on Intestacy
Form LRA 42 is an official instrument which is used when a personal representative (executor under a will or administrator under intestacy) transfers the deceased’s property to the rightful heir(s) or beneficiary(ies) after succession is confirmed.
The purposes of this form are:
1. To transfer...
- Form LRA 41 - Notification by Registrar to Personal Representative of an Application for Registration Jointly with Other Personal Representatives
Form LRA 41 is an official notice issued by the Land Registrar to notify existing personal representatives that another personal representative has applied to be registered as a joint proprietor of estate property.
This form acts as an official communication tool to ensure that all personal...
- Form LRA 40 - Application for Registration as Proprietor Jointly with Other Personal Representatives
Form LRA 40 is an official application form prescribed under the Land Registration Act and the Land Registration (General) Regulations, 2017.
It is used when one or more personal representatives of a deceased person’s estate apply to be registered as proprietors jointly with other personal...
- Form LRA 39 - Transfer to the Personal Representative as Executor/Administrator
Form LRA 39 is a statutory form under the Land Registration Act and the Land Registration (General) Regulations, 2017 and is used to formally transfer land or property rights from the estate of a deceased person to their personal representative (either an executor named in a will or an administrator...
- Form LRA 38 - Application for the Removal of the Name of a Deceased Joint Proprietor from the Register
Form LRA 38 is an official form prescribed under the Land Registration Act and the Land Registration (General) Regulations, 2017 in Kenya.
It is used when one of the registered joint proprietors of land has passed away. The surviving joint proprietor(s) apply to the Land Registrar to have the...
- Form LRA 37 - Application for Severance of Joint Ownership
Form LRA 37 - Application for Severance of Joint Ownership is used when joint proprietors of land (owners holding land under joint tenancy) apply to the Land Registrar to sever the joint ownership. Upon severance, the proprietors cease to hold the land as joint tenants and are instead registered as...