3. Certificate of Use The Certificate of Use or Nor Sor 3 is similar to Nor Sor 3 Kor. Nor Sor 3 land is, however, generally less well surveyed than land with chanot titles and the boundaries may be defined only in relation to adjacent plots. Property under this certificate has never been measured by the Land Department and therefore may not have exact boundaries. The Nor Sor 3 may later to be switched to a Nor Sor 3 Kor and then a chanot in the future. The Certificate of Use may be transferred at the Amphur, but before a transfer can be made, it is necessary to post a notice of intent and then to wait for a period of 30 days to elapse to see if any person objects to the transfer.

Various other forms of "title" are, in essence, documentation of what, in fact, are"squatters rights":

4. Certificate of Possession A Certificate of Possession or Sor Gor Neung is a recognition that a person is in possession of land, but the certificate does not indicate any other rights associated with the possession. A person holding such a certificate may make local development land tax payments at the Local Administrative Office and use the tax receipt as evidence of possession. A Certificate of Possession cannot be transferred, but a person in possession may transfer physical possession and the new possessor may apply for a new Certificate of Possession. Certificates of Possession are common mainly in rural areas.

5. Mere possession A person may be in actual possession of land without any documentation at all. Depending on the nature of the land involved and other possible claimants, including the government, mere possession may later establish documented possession (or Gor Neung) and may ultimately be issued a title deed. Mere possession can be transferred from one person to another by written agreement (Such an agreement cannot be registered). The transferee does not obtain any rights greater than the transferor had.

6. Ownership by adverse possession Ownership of land or other immovable property can be obtained by adverse possession for a period of ten years. Ownership so obtained is superior to the ownership shown on a title deed or other similar document. The court may order that a new title deed be issued to the adverse possessor subject to adequate proof of possession. Ownership, however, cannot be obtained by adverse possession to state property within the public domain.

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