{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-162.222","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 162.222","heading":"How much rent must be paid under an agricultural lease?","body":"(a) An agricultural lease must provide for the payment of a fair annual rental at the beginning of the lease term, unless a lesser amount is permitted under paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section. The tenant's rent payments may be:\n(1) In fixed amounts; or\n(2) Based on a share of the agricultural products generated by the lease, or a percentage of the income to be derived from the sale of such agricultural products.\n(b) We will approve an agricultural lease of tribal land at a nominal rent, or at less than a fair annual rental, if such a rent is negotiated or established by the tribe.\n(c) We will approve an agricultural lease of individually-owned land at a nominal rent or at less than a fair annual rental, if:\n(1) The tenant is a member of the Indian landowner's immediate family, or a co-owner in the lease tract; or\n(2) The tenant is a cooperative or other legal entity in which the Indian landowners directly participate in the revenues or profits generated by the lease.\n(d) We will grant or approve a lease at less than a fair annual rental, as previously determined by an appraisal or some other appropriate valuation method, if the land is subsequently advertised and the tenant is the highest responsible bidder.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER","PART 162—LEASES AND PERMITS","Subpart B—Agricultural Leases"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"a423a7fc0748846f1222af15ac25b1acfc107d15e9ba12c4515c9ef025be0b32","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-162.221","next":"us/25-cfr-162.223"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}