Claiming Ancestral Property: Legal Timeframe Explained

If you're trying to get a share of land that's been passed down through your family, you have a limited time to make your claim.

This property, passed down through generations, gives you rights from birth.

You typically have twelve years to make your claim.

If you miss the deadline, you may have trouble claiming the property.

Courts may make exceptions, particularly if there's good evidence.

Property earned by someone is different; they can do whatever they want with it.