CIVIL-LAW REGULATION OF THE LEASE (USE) OF STATE PROPERTY IN UZBEKISTAN
Keywords:
state property, lease, ijara, right of use, State Assets Management Agency, rent, online auction, registration, Civil CodeAbstract
The article examines the lease (ijara) of state property as a civil-law mechanism for the use of state property, that is, for putting it to productive use without transferring ownership. On the basis of the Civil Code, the Law “On Lease” (No. 756-I) and the Regulation approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 660 of 14 December 2023, it analyses the legal nature of the lease, the special regime for state property — in which the State Assets Management Agency acts as lessor and contracts are concluded electronically through the “E-auksion” online auction and recorded in the “online-ijara.uz” system — and the principal civil-law elements of the lease, including form and registration, rent, repairs, the pre-emptive right of renewal and termination. The study identifies problems concerning idle property, the determination of rent, the security of the lessee, registration and the relationship between lease and privatization, and proposes directions for their resolution.
