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Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.
Guam is a presidential democracy. Guam is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the US.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 51 - 55 of 75Land Title Registration – Chapter 29 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.
This Chapter provides for the registration of titles in land, defines effect of registration and regulates various other matters relative to registration of title and ownership of real property such as the examination of title. The Director of Land Management shall be ex officio registrar of titles and may designate one or more employees of the Department of Land Management as deputy registrars of titles (sect. 2). All land may be brought under the operation of this Law by the owner or owners of any estate or interest therein by filing a petition to the Superior Court of Guam (sect.
Zoning Law - Chapter 61 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish certain minimum regulations for the protection and promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare of the people of the Territory of Guam, which regulations are deemed necessary in order to encourage the most appropriate use of land, to provide adequate open spaces about buildings for light and air, to prevent undue concentration of population, and to assure adequate provisions for community utilities and facilities such as water, schools, parks and other public requirements.
Unlawful Transfers - Chapter 41 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.
This Chapter makes provision with respect to unlawful transfers of real property in case of fraudulent transactions. Every instrument, other than a will, affecting an estate in real property, including every charge upon real property, or upon its rents or profits, made with intent to defraud prior or subsequent purchasers thereof, or encumbrancers thereon is void as against every purchaser or encumbrancer, for value, of the same property, or the rents or profits thereof.
Transfer of Real Property - Chapter 4 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.
This Chapter regulates certain aspects (requisites, effect of transfer, form of grant, etc.) of the transfer of real property. An estate in real property, other than an estate at will or for a term not exceeding one year, can be transferred only by operation of law, or by an instrument in writing, subscribed by the party disposing of the same, or by his agent thereunto authorized by writing (sect. 1 of Article 1). Section 2 of Artcile 1 defines the form of grant of an estate in real property.
Marketable Title Act - Chapter 39 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.
Any person having the legal capacity to own land in the Territory of Guam, who has an unbroken chain of title to any interest in land by himself and his immediate and remote grantors since January 1, 1935, and is in possession of such land, shall be deemed to have a marketable record title to such interests, subject only to such claims thereto and defects of title as are not extinguished or barred by the application of the provisions of this Chapter and instruments which have been recorded since January 1, 1935.