State Restrictions on Landownership by Aliens and Businesses, December 31, 1992

J. David Aiken

No 321977, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Many States have laws directed at the ownership of U.S. land by aliens and business entities. These laws vary greatly from State to State in the degree of their severity. Twenty-eight States have some type of law restricting alien ownership of land. Ten States require aliens to report their landholdings within the State. Thirteen States restrict business entities from owning land or engaging in the business of farming. Ten States have laws requiring business entities to report their landholdings within the State. An individual State many be included in more than one of the above categories.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 94
Date: 1993-09
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.321977

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