{"id":1964,"date":"2015-02-17T15:58:32","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T23:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigbea.planleft.com\/?p=1901"},"modified":"2015-02-17T15:58:32","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T23:58:32","slug":"big-bear-government-lease-cabins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigbearrealestate.com\/big-bear-government-lease-cabins\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bear Government Lease Cabins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recreation Residences (“Government Leases”)<\/h2>\n

Recreation Residences are cabins located on National Forest land throughout the country. The cabins are part of the U.S. Forest Service’s Recreation Residential Program, started nearly 100 years ago to encourage use of what was then the fledgling national forest system. The cabins themselves are privately owned by individuals, while the land on which they sit is owned by the American public under Forest Service management. Cabin owners receive a special use permit to occupy forest land for a period of up to 20 years with an option to renew at the end of that period. As recreation residence permit holders, cabin owners partner with the Forest Service in stewardship of these historic resources. It is their responsibility to maintain the natural and historic character of the structures, improvements, and land around them.<\/p>\n

Many people mistakenly refer to recreation residences as “Government Lease Cabins” – they do not operate under a lease, but a special use permit. The permit does not convey any interest in real property, but permits the permittee to maintain the cabin on National Forest land. The cabins are considered personal property rather than deeded property.<\/p>\n