---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 48.117"
title: "25"
number: "48.117"
heading: "What will the Bureau do about a violation of a lease?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/48.117"
---

# §48.117. What will the Bureau do about a violation of a lease?

- (a) If the Bureau determines there has been a violation of the conditions of a lease, it will promptly send the lessee and any surety and mortgagee a notice of violation, by certified mail, return receipt requested.
  - (1) The notice of violation will advise the lessee that, within 10 business days of the receipt of a notice of violation, the lessee must:
    - (i) Cure the violation and notify the Bureau in writing that the violation has been cured;
    - (ii) Dispute the determination that a violation has occurred; or
    - (iii) **Request additional time to cure the violation.**
  - (2) The notice of violation may order the lessee to cease operations under the lease.
- (b) A lessee's failure to pay compensation in the time and manner required by the lease is a violation of the lease, and the Bureau will issue a notice of violation in accordance with this section requiring the lessee to provide adequate proof of payment.
- (c) The lessee and its sureties will continue to be responsible for the obligations in the lease until the lease expires, or is terminated or cancelled.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9; Pub. L. 112-74; Pub. L. 113-235; Pub. L. 114-113.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 34947, July 1, 2021, unless otherwise noted.