Inyungtienanddien,wehavetransf,bytheleaseoffarmlandismeant”theuseofanotherpersonsagriculturallandforthepurposeofcultivationbyoneselfbypayingarenttherefor”（www.youxs.org）.Underthepre-reformlandlaw,thefollowingarticlesareworthnoting:

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www.youxs.org,……wherethelessortakesbackthefarmlandforhisowncultivation.

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,subleasingwasprohibited（www.youxs.org）.Butthi,thelessorcouldterminatetheleasecontractforhisowncultivation（www.youxs.org）.Thisineffectimposednorestrictiononthelengthofleaseotherthanthecontractedlength,sincetheterm”ownercultivation””insecure”tenurewasfrequentlyattributed,,thoughpreferentialrighttoleasewasallowedtotheoriginallessee,thereexistednorestrictionon,wherein”farmrentshallnotexceed8percentofthevalueoftheland.”Accordingtothelawmaker,however,”duetocircumstancesthishadneverbeenenforced.”[8]Thishasgivenrisetotheclaimthattenantsweretotallyunprotectedandexploitedbylandowners.

TransferabilityandDelineationofInvestmentRights

InvestmentsinlandandotherassetsattachedtolandownedbythelessorwereprotectedbytheChinesecivilcode:

CivilCode,www.youxs.org[property],heshallalsopreserveitsproductivity.

Ifthelesseeactscontrarytotheprovisionsoftheprecedingparagraphandtherebycauseslossordamagetothethingleased,ingleasedthroughitsuse,orthroughtheenjoymentoftheineaccruingtherefrom,insuchwaysasareagreeduponorasareinconsonancewiththeinherentnatureofthethingitself.

CivilCode,www.youxs.org……Ifanyaccessorymentionedintheinventorybedestroyedorlostowingtocircumstancesforwhichthelesseemustbeheldresponsible,heshallbeliabletomakeitgood.

CivilCode,www.youxs.org.

,livestock,fertilizers,andfarmproductsofthelesseeasarenecessaryforcultivation.

InvestmentsinlandbythelesseewereprotectedbytwoArticlesinLaw,whichread:

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Thelesseemayfreelymakethespecialimprovementreferredtointheprecedingparagraph,ontract……thelesseemayclaimfromthelessorrepaymentoftheoutlayincurredonthespecialimprovementsreferredtoinparagraphtwooftheprecedingArticle,butsuchrepaymentshallbelimitedtothecostofthatpartofthespecialimprovementswhichhasnotlostitsutility.

Intheabovearticlesth,,nocapitalgainwasexplicitlyallowedtothelesseeforthe”specialimprovements”,ofcourse,byadjustingtherentaltermsintheleasecontract.

Wemaynowbrieflysummarizate,,transfers,yungtien,dien,mortage,,pensating,therefore,designatethefarmingresources,affectedbythefirstphaseofTaiwanlandreform,asresourcesunderasystemofprivatepropertyrights.[9]