Guiding Principles on security of tenure for the urban poor 2014, para. 13
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Use rights. The right of people to use public or private property for their housing needs under certain conditions should be recognized and protected in law and policy. For example, in Trinidad and Tobago, Certificates of Comfort give the holders a right not to be removed from the plot unless resettlement is deemed necessary and an alternative plot is identified and made available. In Mozambique, a right to use and improve State land can be granted to individuals or groups, which allows persons to mortgage or sell their buildings and other improvements on that land.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2014
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/25/54, para. 13.