{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-162.317","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 162.317","heading":"How must a residential lease describe the land?","body":"(a) A residential lease must describe the leased premises by reference to a public or private survey, if possible. If the land cannot be so described, the lease must include one or more of the following:\n(1) A legal description;\n(2) A survey-grade global positioning system description; or\n(3) Another description prepared by a registered land surveyor that is sufficient to identify the leased premises.\n(b) If the tract is fractionated, we will identify the undivided trust or restricted interests in the leased premises.","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 C—Residential 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":"a02f470f87c9e4048d2dbc0583a6a6bebef082f35f2ab72bf2dcf57aff6b44e4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-162.316","next":"us/25-cfr-162.320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}