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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.
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Displaying 56 - 60 of 75Termination of Estates – Chapter 5 of 21 GCA "Real Property".
This Chapter provides for the termination of a tenancy or another estate at will and recovery of possession by the landlord. A tenancy or other estate at will, however created, may be terminated by the landlord's giving notice in writing to the tenant, in the manner prescribed by §21108 of this Title. The termination notice shall be of at least thirty days. Summary proceedings for obtaining possession of real property forcibly entered, or forcibly and unlawfully detained, are provided for in Chapter 21 of this Title.
Relocation Assistance Act – Chapter 17 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced by the acquisition of real property under Government of Guam land acquisition programs, by building code enforcement activities, or by a program of voluntary rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements conducted pursuant to governmental supervision (sect. 1). The Act provides financial support for displaced persons and in particular provides support for relocation of farm operations, i.e.
Rights of Owners - Chapter 9 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.
This Chapter defines certain rights and owners of real property and tenants for life. The owner of a life estate may use the land in the same manner as the owner of a fee simple, except that he or she must do no act to the injury of the inheritance. Sections 2 and 3 of Article 1 define property rights of a Tenants for Years. Section 6 defines rights of lessees and assignees against his immediate lessor, for the breach of any agreement in the lease.
Property in General – Chapter 1 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.
This Chapter defines property and ownership in general and contains various rules regarding the property of land, fixtures and wild animals. This Act defines “ownership”, “property”, “real property” “land” and “appurtenances” and contains rules relative to ownership of real property. The Act also contains a clause on the ownership of wild animals. The Act declares that animals wild by nature are the subject of ownership, while living, only when on the land of the person claiming them, or when tamed, or taken and held in possession, or disabled and immediately pursued.
Ocean Shore Public Access Law of 1987- Chapter 65 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.
This Chapter provides for public access to the ocean shore, i.e. land between the mean low waterline and series of lines connecting angle points prescribed in section 3. Extensive areas of ocean shore are inaccessible to the public due to the absence of public rights-of-way and the ocean is a vital part of the patrimony of the people of Guam and is a major source of recreation and livelihood. In order to safeguard access to the ocean shore this Chapter provides for protection and maintenance of traditional rights of way to the ocean.