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12 Land Leases articles were found for Misc Legal and Tax Articles

Understanding Farmland Leases
By: David Bennett
“Your livelihood relies on cropland leases and your landlord has significant investment in cropland. I strongly advise written leases – but not just any written lease.Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/Understanding-Farmland-Leases/772/

Landowner's Guide to Leasing Land for Farming
By: Land for Good
This handbook is intended to assist landowners in making land available for farming by others. If you have property that could be used for agriculture, this guide will help you through the steps.Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/Landowners-Guide-to-Leasing-Land-for-Farming/964/

Farmland Tenure and Leasing
By: Annette Higby
Rising land values, a dearth of credit, and the narrow profit margins earned by conventional farming have conspired to make leasing or some other form of non-ownership tenure a fact of life for most beginning farmers.Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/Farmland-Tenure-and-Leasing/963/

Iowa Farm Leases – Legal, Economic, and Tax Considerations
By: Roger A. McEowen
There are numerous concepts associated with creating an effective lease for a farming operation. A good lease can be a useful tool, but a lease that is inadequate can cause uncertainty and create problems.Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/Iowa-Farm-Leases--Legal-Economic-and-Tax-Considerations/972/

Flexible Farm Lease Agreements
By: William Edwards, Ann M. Johanns
Fluctuating markets and uncertain yields make it difficult to arrive at a fair cash rental rate in advance of each crop year. To address this problem, some owners and tenants use flexible lease agreements in which the rent is not determined until after the crop is harvested.Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/Flexible-Farm-Lease-Agreements/789/

Farm Rental Agreement Checklist
By: Ohio State University Extension
The following checklist will assist tenants and landlords to consider components of a well designed lease agreement. It is advisable to have an attorney for one party prepare the lease, with a review by the attorney for the other party.Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/Farm-Rental-Agreement-Checklist/962/

Timber Land Leases
By: Breana Behrens
A landowner can benefit from a lease by obtaining additional income from crops and transfer some risk to the lessee. A lessee can benefit from leasing land when they do not have the capital to buy land for their own timber operation and can gain knowledge from working with an experienced landowner.Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/Timber-Land-Leases/983/

Read This Before You Sign That Pipeline Easement Lease
By: Chris Zoller
As the oil and gas industry develops pipelines are built to move the product to processing facilities. Landowners that reside in the pipeline's path will be approached to obtain an easement across their land for the pipeline.Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/Read-This-Before-You-Sign-That-Pipeline-Easement-Lease/1016/

West Virginia - Lawsuit claims breach of contract by pooling shale formation under property
By: Kristy Foster Seachrist
A lawsuit in the Northern Panhandle contends that the driller was able to obtain gas and oil from the property even though the existing lease did not give permission to pool or unitize the Marcellus shale formation.Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/West-Virginia--Lawsuit-claims-breach-of-contract-by-pooling-shale-formation-under-property/848/

Coshocton County, OH - Judge - Household production from gas well not enough to continue lease
By: Kristy Foster Seachrist
An Ohio County Court ruled against an oil and gas lease that was holding property under the extension clause. The court found that production for merely household use is not production under the terms of the lease, thus the lease expired due to non-production.Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/Coshocton-County-OH--Judge--Household-production-from-gas-well-not-enough-to-continue-lease/840/

Forced Pooling - When Landowners Can't Say No to Drilling
By: Marie C. Baca
As the shale gas boom sweeps across the United States, drillers are turning to a controversial legal tool called forced pooling to gain access to minerals beneath private property- in many cases, without the landowner's permission.Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/Forced-Pooling--When-Landowners-Cant-Say-No-to-Drilling/849/

Texas Grazing Lease Checklist
By: Tiffany Dowell, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
Leasing land to another person for grazing can benefit both the landowner and lessee. Read More »
https://www.landcan.org/ctc-article/Misc-Legal-and-Tax-Articles/Land-Leases/Texas-Grazing-Lease-Checklist/2932/

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