Juridical Analysis of Buying and Selling Land without Going through a Land Deed Official (PPAT) for Communities in Jayapura Regency

Abstract

Land sale and purchase transactions in Jayapura Regency that do not involve Land Deed Officials (PPAT) are still often carried out because they are considered easier and cheaper. This study aims to determine whether the transaction is lawful and how legal protection is for the buyer in the transaction. This study uses empirical juridical methods by direct observation of the problems studied. From the research that has been done, land buying and selling transactions without involving the PPAT are still recognized and valid according to law if they are carried out before the village head or lurah, fulfill material requirements, and are carried out openly. To ensure legal certainty for the buyer, the seller and the buyer must come to the sub-district office to make an agreement regarding the land to be sold, the object must be clear, the location and size must also be clear. The sub-district head and his apparatus will act as witnesses and after the land has been measured, the data will be recorded in a special village/lurah book and the witnesses also sign the statement of land sale and purchase that has been agreed upon by the parties.