Perpetual usufruct
Property law |
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Part of the common law series |
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Estates in land |
Conveyancing |
Future use control |
Nonpossessory interest |
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Perpetual usufruct (right of perpetual usufruct, RPU) is the English-language term often used by Polish lawyers to describe the Polish version of public ground lease. It is usually granted for 99 years, but never shorter than 40 years, and enables leasehold use of publicly owned land, in most cases located in urban areas. Although it does not give freehold rights, buildings located on such land can be owned directly by private parties. There have been legislative proposals to make it possible to convert perpetual usufruct into freehold ownership.