The Ministry of Housing and Water and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) have rejected claims circulating on social media that a woman was directed by government surveyors to construct a building on the wrong parcel of land at the Plantation Le Ressouvenir Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry said the allottee was allocated residential Parcel 394 but proceeded to construct a building on Parcel 460, a commercial lot that was never assigned to her.
According to the Ministry, the issue was uncovered during routine monitoring and enforcement activities within the housing scheme.
The Ministry said it “categorically rejects” suggestions that its surveyors misidentified the allottee’s lot or directed her to construct on Parcel 460.
“Parcel 460 was never identified, assigned or allocated to her by the Ministry,” the statement said, adding that the construction was unauthorised and in breach of the terms of the lot allocation.
The Ministry disclosed that a Notice of Contravention was issued to the allottee on September 18, 2026, giving her one month to relocate to her allocated lot and remove the structure erected on the commercial parcel.
According to the agency, the allottee subsequently requested ownership of Parcel 460. That request was denied because the parcel was not part of her official allocation.
The Ministry further stated that during an engagement with housing officials at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, on September 24, the allottee acknowledged that she was aware she had constructed on the wrong lot.
Despite the violation, the Ministry said it facilitated the provision of a Steel and Cement Housing Subsidy voucher to assist the allottee with commencing foundation works on the residential lot allocated to her.
The Ministry reminded allottees that receiving a land allocation does not grant them the right to occupy or build on any parcel of their choosing and urged persons to verify the location and boundaries of their lots with CH&PA surveyors before commencing construction.
It warned that failure to do so could result in unlawful occupation, encroachment, financial losses and enforcement action.
The Ministry said it will continue to strengthen monitoring and enforcement measures across housing schemes to ensure compliance with allocation requirements and protect the integrity of the land distribution process.
