§ 16016 School District Land Leases

Education Code·California

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This law says that if a school district has a lease or permit to use land owned by the government, it can be treated as if the district actually bought the land, giving it full ownership rights.

Key Takeaways

•A lease or use permit can be considered a purchase of land.
•The district gains full title and ownership rights.
•This applies to land owned by the U.S. government.

Example

A school district uses a piece of land that the city owns to build a new school.

Because the district has a lease, the law treats that lease like the district bought the land, so the district gets full title and can own the school built there.

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§ 16016 School District Land Leases

A leasehold or use permit interest held by a school district in land owned in fee simple by the government of the United States may, for all purposes of this chapter, be deemed a purchase of land by the district and to vest title and ownership in the district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

leasehold use permit interest school district fee simple purchase of land vest title and ownership

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16016.

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