25 C.F.R. § 162.023
What if an individual or entity takes possession of or uses Indian land without an approved lease or other proper authorization?
If an individual or entity takes possession of, or uses, Indian land without a lease and a lease is required, the unauthorized possession or use is a trespass. We may take action to recover possession, including eviction, on behalf of the Indian landowners and pursue any additional remedies available under applicable law. The Indian landowners may pursue any available remedies under applicable law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2022 · leading case: Grondal v. United States of Am. (E.D. Wash. 2020).
Grondal v. United States of Am. (E.D. Wash. 2020). “9 Specifically, the CTCR cite 25 C.F.R. § 162.023 , which describes what the BIA will 10 do when an individual or entity takes possession or use of Indian land, without a 11 valid lease: 12 If an individual or entity takes possession of, or uses, Indian land without a lease and…”
Grondal v. United States of Am. (E.D. Wash. 2021). “1994)); see also 25 C.F.R. § 162.023 (“What if an individual or entity takes 11 possession of or uses Indian land without an approved lease or other proper 12 authorization?”).”
Hawk v. Burr (E.D. Wis. 2022). “See 25 C.F.R. § 162.023 (“If an individual or entity takes possession of, or uses, Indian land without a lease and a lease is required, the unauthorized possession or use is a trespass.”
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