Title 25IndiansRelease 119-73

§403 Leases of lands held in trust

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS › § 403

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

An Indian trust allotment may be leased up to five years under Secretary of the Interior rules; proceeds go to the allottee, heirs, or for their benefit.

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Title 25, §403

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Any Indian allotment held under a trust patent may be leased by the allottee for a period not to exceed five years, subject to and in conformity with such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, and the proceeds of any such lease shall be paid to the allottee or his heirs, or expended for his or their benefit, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 403

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73