Perpetual or long-term lease of agricultural or urban land in Belgium.
Emphyteuse is an old Belgian concept now less common but still found in rural areas.
Provides strong tenant security in long-term agricultural relationships.
Tenant pays yearly rent and must improve the land.
Can be inherited and sold with lessor consent.
Important historically in Belgian property law.
Rare in modern transactions but still found on some rural Belgian properties.
Conversion requires agreement with the lessor in Belgian law.
The tenant must make substantive improvements to justify long-term occupation.
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