Suncheon-si's 'Finding Ancestral Land' Service Gains Popularity

In the Past 5 Years (2017-2021), 9,887 Applications and 17,350 Parcels Recovered

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City in Jeollanam-do is implementing the ‘Finding Ancestral Land’ service, which helps locate land ownership status under the names of deceased ancestors, and the number of users has been increasing every year.

According to the city on the 12th, a total of 9,887 people applied over the past five years: 1,631 in 2017, 1,707 in 2018, 1,959 in 2019, 2,340 in 2020, and 2,250 in 2021. Among them, 4,123 people were provided with land ownership status data for 17,350 parcels (an area of 19.7㎢).

This year, until the end of last month, 672 people applied, and 321 people were provided with land ownership status data for 1,368 parcels (1.7㎢).

The reason for the annual increase in applicants is that in the early stages, descendants mainly used the service when they could not confirm their ancestors’ land, but now the scope of service use has expanded, such as submitting the data for verification when applying for bankruptcy or rehabilitation in court.

In particular, there was a significant increase in 2020 when the ‘Special Act on the Transfer of Real Estate Ownership Registration, etc.’ was enforced.

To use the service, if it is your own land, you must visit the Land Information Division of the City Hall in person with your ID card to apply. If it is ancestral land, you must visit with documents proving you are an heir (such as a family relation certificate, basic certificate, or family relation certificate) to apply.

A Suncheon City official stated, “Since the Special Act on the Transfer of Real Estate Ownership Registration, etc. will end on August 4 of this year, if you have not yet applied for a certificate because you do not know about your ancestral land, please hurry and use the service.”

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