Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§403 Leases of Lands Held in Trust
Title 25 › CHAPTER 12 — LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS › § 403
Summary
Allottees may lease Indian land held in trust for up to five years under the Secretary's rules; the Secretary decides who gets or how the lease money is used.
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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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25 U.S.C. § 403
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102