The article provides a comprehensive study of the legal mechanism for leasing stateowned and municipally-owned land in Ukraine, taking into account both the general legal regime and its transformations under martial law. The author analyzes the regulatory framework governing the procedure for acquiring lease rights, in particular the provisions of the Land Code of Ukraine, the Tax Code of Ukraine, special legislation on land leases, as well as subordinate acts regulating land auctions, standard contract terms, and fiscal aspects. The legal nature of lease agreements is highlighted, including the scientific debate on their classification as property rights or contractual rights. This scientific study pays particular attention to the impact of decentralization on the procedure for disposing of land resources, analyzes the transfer of powers to local self-government bodies, simplifies procedures, and strengthens their responsibility in the field of land use. It is argued that effective management of the land fund at the local level should be based on a combination of transparent procedures, ensuring competitiveness, compliance with financial discipline, and principles of public interest. In addition, the paper examines the temporary mechanisms introduced by the government for the simplified conclusion of lease agreements for agricultural purposes without bidding under the legal regime of martial law, reveals their legal essence, time and financial constraints, as well as the risks of legal uncertainty associated with the lack of state registration of such agreements. The article analyzes the fiscal incentives applicable to land located in combat zones or occupied territories, and the procedure for suspending lease agreements in cases where it is impossible to use the land. In addition, from a theoretical perspective, the article draws on the concept of the social function of property rights as the ideological basis for the actions of public authorities in emergency situations, which allows for a critical assessment of the effectiveness of existing procedures and justifies the need for their further improvement. and concludes that it is necessary to maintain a balance between the flexibility of anti-crisis decisions and compliance with the principles of legal certainty, transparency, publicity, and equal access to resources.

Authored books

1. Miroshnychenko A, Kolizii v pravovomu rehuliuvanni zemelnykh vidnosyn v Ukraini (Alerta 2010) (in Ukrainian).

2. Miroshnychenko A, Marusenko R, Naukovo-praktychnyi komentar Zemelnoho kodeksu Ukrainy (5-te vyd., Alerta 2013) (in Ukrainian).

Journal articles

3. Pavliv O, ‘Peredacha zemelnykh dilianok u komunalnu vlasnist OTH: zakonodavchyi aspekt’ [2025] 46 Akademichni vizii 1-6 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16899530 (in Ukrainian).

Conference papers

4. Kostiashkin I, ‘Problemy pravovoho zabezpechennia rozmezhuvannia zemel komunalnoi ta derzhavnoi vlasnosti’, Na storozhi zemelnoho ladu: do 20-richchia Zemelnoho kodeksu Ukrainy: tezy dopovidei uchasnykiv Mizhnarodnoi naukovo-praktychnoi konferentsii (onlain/oflain format) (m. Kyiv, 26 lystopada 2021 r.) (V Yermolenko (red), Drukarnia Drukaryk 2021) 42–46 (in Ukrainian).

Theses

5. Vylehzhanina V, ‘Tsyvilno-pravove rehuliuvannia dohovoru naimu(orendy) zemelnoi dilianky’ (dys dok yur nauk, 2018) (in Ukrainian).

6. Kostiashkin I, ‘Problemy pravovoho zabezpechennia sotsialnoi funktsii prava vlasnosti na zemliu v Ukraini’ (dys dokt yur nauk, 2016) (in Ukrainian).

7. Tretiak T, ‘Teoretychni problemy zemelno-pravovoho rehuliuvannia dobrosusidstva v Ukraini’ (dys dokt yur nauk, 2021) (in Ukrainian). Newspaper articles

8. Navalniev O, Pavliuchenko Yu, ‘Zemelni auktsiony shchodo zemel s/h pryznachennia: osnovni pytannia, protsedura provedennia’ (Iurydychna hazeta, 2023 r. № 7–8). 765–766 (accessed 27.05.2026) (in Ukrainian).

Websites

9. Orenda zemli v period viiskovoho stanu: ozvucheno kliuchovi zminy v zakonodavstvi (31 lypnia 2025) (accessed 27.05.2026) (in Ukrainian).