Erf (law)
In property and real estate, an erf is the legal term used in Namibia, South Africa and Eswatini to describe a piece of land registered in a deeds registry as an erf, lot, plot or stand. The term is derived from the Afrikaans word for “inheritance” or “piece of land.
Section 102 of the South African Deeds Registries Act, 1937 provides the following definition:
Section 1 of the Namibian Deeds Registries Act, 2015 gives an identical definition.