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Rules, including social customs, are deeply embedded in the cultural heritage of communities in many societies. Despite the conventional codes and laws governing such locations, the traditional codes and practices of such communities are still applicable and run side by side conventional practices. It is usual, for instance, for traditional establishments who impose levies for development of all sorts to collect such levies from ‘non-indigenes’, who purchase development lands from those communities. In many instances, developers are not aware of the existing levies running side by side with the conventional levies and other taxes and they consequently may fail in compliance with the laws governing the imposition of such levies, which attracts injunction. This paper sought to investigate the purpose of the culturalpractice of the imposition of such levies, to determine their effects on property development and to suggest ways in which investors can best take the implications of these traditional practices into account when carrying out property development in Annang land. It explored the implications of the placement of injunction on the developments, where the developer fails to pay such levy. The costs involved affect the construction costs and demands attention from Estate Surveyors and Valuers. The researcher used a questionnaire to obtain information from 91 respondents comprising traditional rulers and Valuers who have had investment properties duly appraised and managed in their portfolio, selected using the Stratified sampling method. Interviews were held with the traditional rulers in most villages. Data were analysed using simple frequency tables and percentages. Pearson Production Moment Correlation Analysis was used to test the relationship. Results showed that developers face a lot of challenges during development in traditional societies when they fail to pay such levies and accompanying exorbitant demands of traditional items as a result of a traditional injunction being placed on the proposed development, which subsequently affects the development. It was concluded that the cultural practice in Annang land affects real estate development. It was recommended that stakeholders in the development sector should enforce this so as not to interfere with developments in the study area.