Enhancing Legal Awareness of Rural Communities regarding Formal Legal Requirements in the Acquisition of Land Rights
Keywords:
Legal Awareness, Community, Formal Legality, Land RightsAbstract
Ciruas Sub-district, as the capital of Serang Regency, possesses significant potential, particularly in the agricultural sector with leading commodities such as water spinach (kangkung), stinky bean (petai), ginger, and banana. However, the main problem faced by the community is the low legal awareness regarding the formal legality of land rights. Many residents still manage their land informally without a valid certificate, which leads to legal uncertainty, potential disputes, and hinders access to government programs and financial institutions.
To address this issue, this community service proposal offers a solution in the form of structured and sustainable legal counseling and education on land law. This initiative involves and collaborates with the National Land Agency (BPN), village officials, the Legal Aid Institution (LBH), and the Community Service Team from the Master of Law Program at Pamulang University. Key activities include counseling on land legality, direct consultation clinics, assistance in processing land certificates, and providing easily understandable information media.
This approach also integrates entrepreneurship and modern agricultural training to increase the community's motivation to process land legality as part of local economic development. The expected outcomes are dissemination through a call for papers and publication in online mass media and national community service journals. Through the implementation of this program, it is hoped that Ciruas Sub-district can optimize its agrarian resource potential and sustainably improve community welfare
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