Determination of Land Identified as Abandoned for Legal Security of Land Right Holders in Southeast Sulawesi

The aim of the research is to identify land that can be designated as abandoned land and analyze the form of management that can be carried out on land that has been designated as abandoned land so that it has useful value. The method used in this research is a qualitative descriptive research type with an empirical normative approach using secondary data through descriptive study and analysis of statutory regulations and related literature. The land rights that are the object of abandoned land are land ownership rights, building use rights, business use rights, use rights, management rights, and land obtained based on the basis of land control. These rights lands have criteria to be identified as abandoned land, namely Freehold land becomes the object of control over Abandoned Land if it is intentionally not used, not exploited, and/or not maintained so that: a) it is controlled by the community and becomes a village area; b) controlled by another party continuously for 20 (twenty) years without any legal relationship with the Rights Holder; or the social function of Land Rights is not fulfilled, whether the Rights Holder still exists or no longer exists. Land with building use rights, use rights and management rights becomes the object of control over abandoned land if it is intentionally not cultivated, not used, not exploited and/or not maintained starting 2 (two) years from the issuance of the rights. Then land with land use rights becomes the object of controlling abandoned land if it is intentionally not cultivated, not used, and/or not exploited starting from 2 (two) years from the issuance of the right. And land obtained based on the Land Tenure Basis becomes the object of controlling abandoned land if it is intentionally not cultivated, no used, not used, and/or not maintained starting from 2 (two) years from the issuance of the Basic Land Control. Management of abandoned land that has been designated as State land is carried out through the utilization of abandoned land. Article 35 of PP Number 20 of 2021 regulates that the utilization of TCUN is intended for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes in the interests of society and the State. Utilization of abandoned land through agrarian reform, national strategic projects, land banks and other state reserves.