Extend or renew a land lease (leasehold)

What you need

• For the county: planning brief, development application form, location plan and geo-referenced cadastral map
• A copy of your title, a current official search and a land rates clearance certificate
• County approval (PPA2) and, for farm land, Land Control Board consent
• To register: the lease instrument, your original title, rent apportionment and stamp duty receipt
• Certified copy of your ID or passport, KRA PIN certificate and 2 passport-size photos

Steps

1. Apply to your county planning office for extension of lease and get the approval (PPA2). For farm land, also get Land Control Board consent.
2. Put up the notice on the site and in the newspaper. Survey, planning and land administration officers then comment and visit the ground.
3. Submit to Lands for approval of the lease extension and pay the KSh 10,000 approval fee.
4. Once approved, register the extension at the land registry with the lease instrument and your original title.

Who can apply

• People who hold land on a lease (leasehold) and want it to run beyond its original term.