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Land code (1970:994).

Country/Territory
Sweden
Document type
Legislation
Date
1970 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Agricultural land Basic legislation Land tenure Property rights Ownership Transfer Servitude Lease Contract/agreement Subdivision of land Procedural matters Common property Cadastre/land registration Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Liability/compensation Dispute settlement Water rights
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The present Act lays down comprehensive rules on the tenure of land. It contains the following chapters: 1. Property and its boundaries; 2. Property accessories; 3. Legal relations between neighbors; 4. Purchase, exchange and donation; 5. The effects of a real estate being recovered from someone after a claim; 6. Pledge; 7. General provisions on the right of use, easement and the right to electric power; 8. Leasehold in general; 9. Agricultural lease; 10. Housing lease; 11. Facility lease; 12. Rental; 13. Land lease; 14. Easement; 15. Right to electric power; 16. Property prescriptive right; 17. Preference due to registration; 18. Acquisition in good faith due to registration and the significance of registration in certain other cases; 19. Procedural aspects of registration; 20. Deed; 21. Registration of leasehold; 22. Mortgage; 23. Registration of a right of use other than a leasehold estate, as well as easements and the right to electric power; 24. Registration of declaration of land accessories.

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.riksdagen.se