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Land Act 1994
sec.157Expiry of lease
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### sec.157 Expiry of lease
A lessee’s right to possession of lease land ends on the day the lease expires, but does not end if the lease is renewed before it expires or its term is extended.
Subject to subdivision 1AA and chapter 5 , part 5 and the conditions of a lease, the improvements on the lease become the property of the State when the lease expires.
Chapter 5 , part 5 is about payments that may be made to outgoing lessees for improvements on a lease.
s 157 amd 2013 No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 1 ; 2014 No. 29 s 40 ; 2019 No. 7 s 175
(sec.157-ssec.1) A lessee’s right to possession of lease land ends on the day the lease expires, but does not end if the lease is renewed before it expires or its term is extended.
(sec.157-ssec.2) Subject to subdivision 1AA and chapter 5 , part 5 and the conditions of a lease, the improvements on the lease become the property of the State when the lease expires. Chapter 5 , part 5 is about payments that may be made to outgoing lessees for improvements on a lease.