The story of Jokowi for the first time to have a certificate of ownership at the age of 35

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – President Joko Widodo attended the delivery of property titles to the population of North Sumatra province, at the Simangaronsang Stadium, Humbang Hasundutan Regency, on Tuesday (10/27/2020).

For certificate recipients, President Jokowi shared his feelings when he first obtained a land certificate at the age of 35.

“I remember that when I received a certificate for the first time, I was about 35 years old. I already had a certificate. I am very happy because with this certificate we can use it to access banking, it can be sent to a bank,” said President Jokowi.

He said, a total of 20,000 North Sumatrans who received free land certificates from the government.

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Some were present at the scene on a limited basis. The rest virtually attended the event to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

“The most important thing is what is the use of a certificate, if we already have it, our legal rights to the land will be clear,” said President Jokowi.

He asked the community to keep the land certificate correctly. Besides being able to guarantee legal certainty on the land, the certificates can also be pawned to banks to obtain loans for commercial capital.

“If the land is big, you can get hundreds of millions of loans. If the land is small enough, it could be tens of millions,” President Jokowi said.

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However, the former mayor of Solo also recalled that the borrowed money obtained by sending the certificate to the school should not be used for consumption purposes.

“Do not use it to buy a car, do not use it to buy a motorcycle, use it all for commercial capital, investment capital because being careful to be able to have these items is not easy. This is a legal right on the land that we own,” He said.