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Direcção Nacional de Terras e Desenvolvimento Rural
Administers DUAT land-use rights over state-owned land.
What this authority does
This is the authority that makes Mozambican property law distinctive: all land is owned by the state and cannot be sold, so what is transacted is the DUAT, a right of use and benefit. Investors acquire buildings and DUAT rights, never the land itself.
Services for the public
- DUAT applications
- DUAT transfers
- Community land delimitation
- Land use planning
Before you contact this authority
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