A lease or rental agreement or renewal of the lease or rental agreement for the lease or rental of buildings or portions of buildings for use by state agencies, departments, offices, officers, boards, and institutions, other than institutions under the board of higher education, the adjutant general and department of transportation office and storage space for field engineering and maintenance crews, may be entered by the director of the office of management and budget subject to a determination of the legal sufficiency of the lease or rental agreement. To ensure economy, efficiency, and cooperation between the state and its political subdivisions, and to limit the number of locations of state offices for the convenience of individuals traveling to    the offices, the director shall adopt rules governing the lease or rental of additional buildings or portions of the buildings by state agencies, departments, offices, officers, boards, and institutions other than those under the board of higher education, the adjutant general, and department of transportation office and storage space for field engineering and maintenance crews. The department, agency, or board for which the office space is sought must approve the office space before the director may finalize a contract or lease for the office space. A lease or rental agreement entered under this section must include a list of all owners of the leased property, including each individual with an ownership interest in a business or businesses that directly or indirectly own the leased property if the individual’s aggregate ownership interest in the leased property is ten percent or more.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 54-21-24.1

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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