1.    The superintendent of public instruction may lease surplus portions of real property, including buildings and improvements, owned by the state and administered by the superintendent of public instruction at North Dakota vision services – school for the blind and the school for the deaf.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15.1-02-07

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    The superintendent may lease the unused portion of a building only after consultation with and adherence to conditions set by the administrator of the state fire and tornado fund.

3.    A lease agreement under this section may not exceed five years.

4.    A lease agreement under this section must provide that:

a.    It is cancelable by the state without liability at the end of any state fiscal biennium; or     b.    It is renewable at the sole discretion of the superintendent of public instruction at the beginning of each fiscal biennium.

5.    The superintendent may set additional terms and conditions for leases under this section.

6.    The attorney general shall review any lease under this section and approve its legal adequacy before its execution.

7.    The superintendent may expend revenues from leases under this section only with legislative approval.