The State Housing Company (SHC) has given individuals occupying its lands and properties without legal authority until October 15, 2026, to regularise their stay or face lawful recovery action.

Deputy Managing Director of SHC, Samuel Atukwei Quaye, announced this during a press conference on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, as the company prepares to embark on a land audit and recover properties occupied without proper authorisation.

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He said the company had made several attempts to get affected occupants to resolve their cases through text messages, emails, telephone calls and written notices, but some had failed to respond.

“This company has been very patient. We have been more than fair and could no longer allow public assets to be taken over,” he said.

Quaye explained that SHC published a final notice on September 24, 2026, giving affected occupants a 21-day ultimatum to come forward and regularise their stay.

He said the cases involved people who had encroached on the company’s lands, occupied properties without permission, developed land without approval or continued to use properties after their leases had expired.

According to him, the situation was affecting SHC’s ability to provide affordable homes because some lands meant for housing projects had been taken over.

“Once a company is starved of its assets and of its revenue, it cannot fulfil its mandate, obviously. The one who pays the price is the ordinary Ghanaian who is waiting on us to deliver,” he said.

Quaye stressed that the recovery exercise was meant to protect public assets and would not be aimed at making people homeless.

“State Housing Company has no interest in rendering anyone homeless, and we are not on a mission against our citizens,” he said.

Meanwhile, SHC has engaged Ilock Holdings Limited to support the exercise through field operations and recovery work.

Quaye further urged people with genuine documents and those willing to regularise their stay to come forward so their cases could be checked.

“For those who have no valid interest and chose to ignore these final notices, let it be understood that the company will take the lawful steps available to recover them,” he said.

The company also advised the public to verify the status of its lands directly with SHC and the Lands Commission before buying, leasing or developing any property.

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