48 USC § 2171 - Leases

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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s2171"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "48 USC § 2171 - Leases"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "2171"
section_name: "Leases"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "ADJUSTMENTS OF DEBTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 114–187, title III, § 311, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 583.)"
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# § 2171. Leases

A lease to a territory or territorial instrumentality shall not be treated as an executory contract or unexpired lease for the purposes of section 365 or 502(b)(6) of title 11 solely by reason of the lease being subject to termination in the event the debtor fails to appropriate rent.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 114–187, title III, § 311, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 583.)