Which term denotes the official recording of land ownership by the Register of Deeds?

• A. Land Registration
• B. Tax Declaration
• C. Cadastre
• D. Land Title

Answer: (A)

Land registration is the formal process by which the government records ownership rights to a parcel in the Registry of Deeds. This act creates a legal, official record of who owns the land and can be used to transfer or prove ownership. After registration, the owner typically obtains a certificate of title, or land title, which serves as the document proving ownership. The other terms serve different purposes: a tax declaration is for taxation purposes and does not prove ownership; a cadastre is a map and record of parcel boundaries; a land title is the ownership document issued after registration, not the recording process itself.