Main points
- Owners of land shares in 2026 may initiate a revision of the rental rate, taking into account the new regulatory monetary valuation of the land, the terms of the contract, and market rates.
- To review the rent, it is important to analyze the lease agreement, calculate the current rent value, and submit a formal request to the tenant.
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Land share owners can legally initiate a review of the rental rate in 2026 if they consider the payments to be too low. This requires taking into account the new regulatory monetary valuation of the land, the terms of the contract, and current market rates.
What does the land rent depend on?
Lawyer Olena Bondarenko, in a comment to Channel 24, said that in order to legally revise the land lease rate in 2026, it is necessary to compare current payments with the updated normative monetary assessment (NGO) of the plot and the current market level of lease rates. After the launch of the second stage of the land reform, the land market gradually affects the increase in the cost of the lease, but the procedure for changing the payment primarily depends on the terms of the specific contract.
Olena Bondarenko
Lawyer, litigation practice RELIANCE
The basis for calculating the rent is the normative monetary valuation of the land plot. Each year, the State Geocadastre determines the indexation coefficient of the NGO based on the consumer price index for the previous year. In 2026, the indexation coefficient is 1.08, i.e. the NGO increases by 8%. This may be the basis for revising the rent in accordance with the terms of the lease agreement.
First of all, according to the lawyer, it is necessary to analyze the lease agreement and check the key provisions.
How to check if the rental rate is understated?
According to Article 15 of the Law of Ukraine “On Land Lease”, one of the essential terms of a land lease agreement is the rent, indicating its amount, indexation, form of payment, terms, procedure for its payment and revision, as well as liability for its non-payment.
If the contract specifies a fixed amount in hryvnias without reference to the percentage from the NGO or the indexation mechanism, then, according to Olena Bondarenko, such a fee may lose relevance over time due to inflation and changing market conditions.
Particular attention should be paid to the clause on changing the rent and the procedure for reviewing the terms of the contract. Many contracts stipulate that the amount of the rent may be changed by agreement of the parties or in the event of a change in the NGO or its indexation,
– says Olena Bondarenko.
Also, she says, the term of the contract is important. If the lease term is nearing its end, the landlord has more opportunities to review the terms or conclude an agreement with another tenant.
Part two of Article 15 of the Law of Ukraine “On Land Lease” provides that the absence of one of the essential conditions in the contract, as well as violation of the requirements of Articles 4, 5, 6, 11, 17, 19 of this Law may be grounds for declaring the contract invalid in court.
Important! At the same time, according to Part 1 of Article 638 of the Civil Code of Ukraine, a contract is concluded if the parties have reached an agreement on all essential terms in due form. In practice, this means that unclear or missing provisions regarding the procedure for reviewing the rent may become the subject of a dispute between the parties.
What to do if the tenant does not agree to increase the rent?
Olena Bondarenko noted that the landlord's procedure depends on the terms of the specific contract. However, in general, according to her, several main steps can be identified.
Step 1. Calculation of the current rental cost.
Order an extract of the normative monetary valuation of the land plot through the portal of the State Geocadastre or the Central Administrative Center.
Multiply the amount of NGO by the indexation factor of 1.08 for 2026.
After that, you can roughly determine:
- the level of rent actually paid;
- The common minimum rent level in practice is about 3% of the NPO;
- The average market level in many regions is about 8–12% of the NGO, depending on the region, soil quality, and competition between tenants.
Step 2. Analysis of the contract and collection of evidence.
Find in the contract the clauses about the amount of the fee, the validity period, and the conditions for changing the terms.
Check if the fee is fixed or depends on the NGO's percentage.
Step 3. Submitting a formal request.
Write a written statement-proposal for a rent increase in the name of the tenant.
Specify the cadastral number of the share, the new amount, and justification by indexation and market.
Attach the latest NGO statement to the application.
Send the documents by Ukrposhta as a registered letter with a description of the attachment.
Step 4. Legalization of the result.
Sign the Additional Agreement on the New Rate if the farmer agrees and register it with a notary or state registrar.
If no agreement is reached and the lease term is ending, send an objection to the renewal of the contract,
– the lawyer notes.
Important! In cases where the parties cannot agree on changing the terms of the contract, the dispute may be resolved in court. However, the outcome of such a dispute depends on the specific terms of the contract, the existence of grounds for revising the rent, and the factual circumstances of the case.
Can one of the owners terminate the land lease?
Quite often, land leases end in termination of the contract due to disagreement between the owner and the tenant. However, this must be done correctly.
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Termination of a land lease agreement is possible only with the consent of all co-owners, regardless of the type of ownership.
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If one of the co-owners wants to terminate the contract, and the other does not, the dispute is resolved in court.
A difficult situation may arise in practice when one of the co-owners wishes to terminate the lease agreement (for example, believing that the tenant is violating the terms of use of the land), and the other refuses. In such a case, the dispute between the co-owners is subject to judicial resolution. After which the fate of the land lease agreement can be decided. Such claims can be considered in one trial with the involvement of the tenant.