{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-162.453","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 162.453","heading":"May a lessee sublease a business lease?","body":"(a) A lessee may sublease a business lease by meeting the consent requirements in § 162.454 and obtaining our approval of the sublease under §§ 162.455 and 162.456, or by meeting the conditions in paragraph (b) of this section.\n(b) Where the sublease is part of a commercial development or residential development, the lessee may sublease without meeting consent requirements or obtaining BIA approval of the sublease, if:\n(1) The lease provides for subleasing without meeting consent requirements or obtaining BIA approval;\n(2) The sublease does not relieve the lessee/sublessor of any liability; and\n(3) The parties provide BIA with a copy of the sublease within 30 days after it is executed.","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 D—Business 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":"5700c570562d939f9d633e10972002f3cbdb8019699c3f16eef8e514d402e549","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-162.452","next":"us/25-cfr-162.454"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}