§1502 Previously Acquired Lands; Bona Fide Resident Aliens; Mining or Incorporated Village Lands

Summary

People who are not U.S. citizens may keep land in U.S. Territories if they got it on or before March 3, 1887 and it stays with the same owners, their heirs, or their legal representatives. A non‑citizen who becomes a bona fide U.S. resident, or who has legally declared intent to become a citizen, may buy and hold Territorial land like a U.S. citizen. If that resident stops living in the U.S. as a bona fide resident, they have ten years from that date to sell the land. Non‑citizens may also own lots in incorporated towns or cities and may hold mines or mining claims in the Territories.