---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 48.119"
title: "25"
number: "48.119"
heading: "May a lease be assigned, subleased, or mortgaged?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/48.119"
---

# §48.119. May a lease be assigned, subleased, or mortgaged?


A lessee may assign, sublease, or mortgage a lease only with the approval of the Director.


## 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.