Legal factors influencing the effectiveness of relations between government bodies and tenants in the agricultural land lease
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Institutional Capacity, Public Administration, Property Rights, Case Law, Rule of Law, Tenancy RelationsAbstract
The growing role of legal mechanisms in ensuring the transparency of procedures, the stability of contractual relations, and the legal protection of tenants makes a comprehensive analysis of the current regulatory framework relevant. The aim of the study was to identify the main legal and administrative factors that influence the institutional interaction between government bodies and users of agricultural land in the context of legal transformations. The research methodology included an analysis of legislation, content analysis of 127 lease agreements, a study of case law, a survey of 42 land law specialists, and legal modelling of the consequences of regulatory changes. The qualitative component of the interviews was examined through a thematic legal assessment, which allowed the identification of typical administrative barriers. The ongoing wartime conditions in Ukraine additionally affect access to cadastral information and the stability of registration procedures, which should be considered when interpreting the results. The main results revealed a number of barriers, including the complexity of coordination procedures, contradictions between cadastral and registration data, as well as insufficient coordination of the functions of public administration bodies. The highest level of efficiency was recorded in notarial agencies, while local governments demonstrated the lowest indicators because of unclear legal status. The forecast predicts increased competition for land resources, the expansion of electronic circulation of lease rights, and increased vulnerability of small tenants. The academic novelty is the integration of legal, empirical, and analytical approaches to assessing the effectiveness of law enforcement in the field of land lease. The practical significance of the results is the developed proposals for improving legislative procedures, unifying contractual practice, and increasing legal predictability in land legal relations.
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