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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. You must be an enrolled member of the Navajo Tribe or a non-member that meets the requirements set

forth under Section V Part (C) (i) (ii) of the Homesite Lease Policy & Procedures.

2. You must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I, (We), acknowledge and understand the Homesite Lease Restrictions and conditions set forth by the

Navajo Nation laws:

An established Homesite Lease is intended for residential purposes only. All other illegal usages are prohibited.

Homesite leased area will not be used as a business site lease, mission site, a grazing permit, a bingo hall, dance

hall, abandoned vehicles, or any fund raising activities. Lessee may not charge rent, sublease, lease or act as a

landlord within a homesite lease premises.

Lessee(s) shall not engage in any illegal activities (bootlegging, gaming, and other illegal drug activities, etc.) on an

established homesite lease. Illegal activities will be grounds for termination of Homesite Lease by Navajo Nation

Court Order and Federal action.

Homesite lease be fenced to avoid disputes; animal control; and for ingress and egress.

A finalized homesite lease is required prior to transporting mobile homes onto the Navajo Nation and a

transportation permit must be obtained from the Navajo Land Department for a fee before any mobile homes enter

the Navajo Trust or Fee Land.

Lessee shall maintain the entire lease premises in a safe and sanitary condition. All solid waste, hazardous waste

materials such as non-operational vehicles, barrels, etc., must be disposed at approved sanitary landfill or transfer

station. Lessee shall present a good appearance both inside and outside of the lease premises.

A homesite lease cannot be approved within 750 feet within the right-of-way of a major highway (State; County;

Tribal; Federal).

Burial site is prohibited within a homesite tract according to Resolution RCD-216-99.

All livestock and corrals are prohibited within a homesite lease tract.

10. A written authorization from the Grazing Committee is required if the proposed homesite is within a half mile of

government or Navajo tribal developed permanent livestock watering point (3 N.T.C. 714 et seq.).

11. Navajo Trust / Fee land cannot be sold. Any permanent improvements on existing homesite lease may be sold at

fair market value, if it is properly recorded utilizing a purchase agreement.

12. No Homesite Lease Application shall be considered by the local Grazing or Land Board Officer when it has been

determined that such lands have been formerly withdrawn or otherwise obligated for community purposes, e.g.

subdivision plans, zoning, existing community projects.

13. The Navajo Nation advises that all applicants do not disturb or construct on any proposed sites before final release

of Homesite Lease Application. Be advised that Federal Laws may restrict or null Application.

14. A finalized homesite lease authorizes a lessee to encumber the leasehold interest of a homesite lease for building

improvements.

15. There is a non-refundable one dollar ($1.00) annual fee for the lease that must be paid to the Navajo Nation each

year in advance following the date of execution for term of the lease – 65 years.

FORM – ERO6

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