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Making Babies in Real Estate: Creating Subdivision & Strata Titles

Through real estate development, land and the Certificates of Title thereto, are capable of reproducing, by being divided into smaller pieces. The method used to divide a piece of real estate, and its corresponding title, significantly informs the legal obligations surrounding its ownership and management. In Jamaica, real estate can be divided into smaller parcels […]

Short-Term Rentals in Stratas and Gated Communities in Jamaica

Law Street S.01 E.12- Law Street is an episodic legal series, touching on various legal topics in Jamaica. In this episode, we look at the controversy, and legal framework governing short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, in strata apartment developments, and gated communities. Gabrielle Grant Gilpin-HudsonGabrielle Grant Gilpin-Hudson is a Partner at Grant, Henry & Rhooms, […]

Landlord and Tenant Law in Jamaica

Law Street S.01 E.10- Law Street is an episodic legal series, touching on various legal topics in Jamaica. In this episode, we look at implied and express covenants, or the obligations and rights of landlord and tenants in leases, written and unwritten, that govern the Landlord-Tenant relationship in Jamaica. Gabrielle Grant Gilpin-HudsonGabrielle Grant Gilpin-Hudson is […]

Using Foreign Grants of Probate and Administration for Jamaican Assets

Law Street S.01 E.08- Law Street is an episodic legal series, touching on various legal topics in Jamaica. In this episode, we discuss the Probates (Re-sealing) Act , and discuss how to use foreign grants of probate or administration in estate matters, to deal with assets left behind in Jamaica. Gabrielle Grant Gilpin-HudsonGabrielle Grant Gilpin-Hudson […]