§6.1 - Recognition and Registration of Landed Title

(a) The Council of Rivermarch shall have exclusive authority to recognize, grant, register, and enforce landed titles within the sovereign territory, subject to this Codex and applicable statutory limits.

(b) Landed Title shall include:

(i) Freehold title: Permanent ownership with rights of inheritance, transfer, cultivation, and development;
(ii) Leasehold title: Temporary right of occupation or cultivation, subject to periodic renewal or termination;
(iii) Arcane title: Special ownership recognized over leyline nodes, enchanted grounds, or extraplanar portals, subject to Council oversight.

(c) Titles held prior to the Founding Charter shall require formal registration with the Council for continued recognition.

§6.1.2 - Registration Requirements

(a) All persons claiming or granted landed title must register the title with the Office of Civic Records within thirty (30) days of acquisition or establishment, submitting:

(i) Legal description of land boundaries;
(ii) Nature and classification of title;
(iii) Evidence of acquisition or Council grant;
(iv) Disclosure of magical, spiritual, or planar attributes or anomalies associated with the property.

(b) Arcane or planar attributes shall require additional registration with the Office of Arcane Stability and Planar Interaction.

(c) Failure to register shall subject the holder to forfeiture, civil penalty, or suspension of property rights until compliant.

§6.1.3 - Transfer and Inheritance

(a) Landed title may be freely transferred or inherited subject to:

(i) Submission of notice of transfer or inheritance within twenty (20) days of the event;
(ii) Confirmation of lawful transaction or legitimate claim of succession;
(iii) Payment of applicable transfer or inheritance duties to the Treasury.

(b) Transfer involving arcane or planar title requires Council or Magisterial review to ensure conformity with public safety and magical stability requirements.

(c) Disputes over inheritance or transfer shall be resolved through civil tribunal arbitration or trial as per Title IV.

§6.1.4 - Encumbrances and Restrictions

(a) Titles may bear lawful encumbrances such as easements, rights-of-way, magical wards, or binding obligations recorded with the Office of Civic Records.

(b) The Council may impose special restrictions on titles for reasons of public safety, magical integrity, defense, or civic planning, provided such restrictions are:

(i) Clearly recorded and publicly accessible;
(ii) Subject to review and petition by the affected titleholder;
(iii) Compensated in case of significant diminution of value or use.

(c) Titleholders shall not obstruct, negate, or circumvent lawful encumbrances without tribunal permission.

§6.1.5 - Resolution of Disputes

(a) Disputes regarding boundaries, inheritance, transfer, or lawful use of landed title shall be adjudicated by civil tribunal, Magisterial Bench, or designated arbiter as appropriate.

(b) Parties disputing title must present records, physical evidence, or credible testimony sufficient to establish legitimate claim or interest.

(c) Magical or planar disputes concerning landed title shall receive expedited tribunal hearing, incorporating expert testimony from certified mages, planar scholars, or leyline cartographers.

§6.1.6 - Loss and Revocation of Title

(a) Title to land may be revoked or forfeited upon:

(i) Abandonment exceeding one (1) full year without declared intent of return;
(ii) Criminal conviction under §4.1 resulting in property seizure or punitive forfeiture;
(iii) Tribunal ruling due to gross neglect, ecological harm, or arcane destabilization caused by landowner;
(iv) Formal Council act under eminent domain procedures outlined in §6.2.

(b) Revocation shall include due process with notice, tribunal hearing, and right of appeal.

(c) Forfeited or revoked lands shall revert to Council control and may be redistributed or utilized for civic benefit as determined by lawful vote.