A legal interest in land refers to a legally enforceable proprietary relationship recognized by the courts. This relationship confers rights of possession, control, enjoyment, and alienation subject to statutory and customary limitations.
Section 1 of the Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) classifies interests in land, while Section 82 of Act 1036 codifies enforceable rights attached to land ownership. These provisions reflect Ghana’s plural legal system, where statutory law coexists with customary land tenure.
At the apex of this hierarchy lies the allodial title, which represents the original and ultimate ownership interest from which all derivative interests are created.