Lagos State Government today launched the Lagos State Electronic Real Estate Litigation System, an online platform designed to provide easy access information to anyone who intends to deal in real estate with information primarily on whether the property is subject of litigation.

Launching the online platform, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem, said with the vision of becoming the largest economy in Africa, it was expected that the level of economic and commercial activities in Lagos State would experience an unprecedented level, height and pace, saying the real estate sector was expected to further attract a significant amount of attention.

Kazeem said the Lagos State Electronic Real Estate Litigation System would provide members of the public with information on pending court cases, notify members of the public of real estate/property which were the subject of pending litigation and ensure members of the public/professional bodies were able to conduct an efficient search of real estate/property that is faster, reliable and convenient.

According to him, the platform would curtail risk associated with property transactions and reduce litigation on real estate as the public could now easily confirm if a property was subject of a pending litigation.

Kazeem stated that the platform would enhance due diligence in property transactions, provide a comprehensive database of real estate/property in Lagos which is subject of litigation and allow the members of the public to file for LisPendens, that is, by submitting their case(s) which is subject of a pending Court case and that same would be regarded as sufficient notice.

He said this project was conceived to ensure that citizens of Lagos State were better served, saying it was now being delivered as another promise kept for a better Lagos for all. This innovative project has been designed in line with this administration’s drive to promote information technology in the State.

The Commissioner, who spoke throughSolicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Funlola Odunlami called on members of the public to buy into the new initiative, embrace it, and share in their vision of a new, enhanced System of real estate due diligence in Lagos State, saying the new initiative known as the Lagos State Electronic Real Estate Litigation Electronic System, Lis Pendens Electronic System, makes this readily available for properties in Lagos State.

Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke, who spoke through Justice Laide Olayinka described the new platform as a worthy initiative, lamenting that there were many property cases subject to litigation in court which people did not know, saying the platform would surely complement the justice system in the state.

Surveyor General of the State, Sango Wawa said the launch of the online platform was away of moving the real estate industry forward, stressing that the project would enhance the smart city status Lagos was craving, as everything would not be done online.