Developers in Jamaica have sold lots carved from larger parcels without obtaining the subdivision approval required under the Town and Country Planning Act. Buyers discover their lots may be undevelopable and that infrastructure promised at sale was never approved. This report examines the legal framework and what buyers can do.

Road reserves in Jamaica — land set aside for future road widening and public infrastructure — have been systematically encroached upon by developers and individual owners who build structures that block public access or reduce the utility of the reserve. This report examines the legal consequences and how the NWA enforces reserve rights.

Historically significant properties in Jamaica enjoy legal protection under the Jamaica National Heritage Trust Act, but fraudulent schemes have been used to circumvent these protections, allowing demolition and redevelopment of protected sites. This report examines how heritage fraud operates and the legal consequences for those responsible.