Abuse of Village Treasury Land Use in the Yogyakarta Special Region since the Enactment of Law Number 13 of 2012 Concerning Specialties of the Yogyakarta Special Region

Abstract

Village land is Land owned by the village government as a source of village income and should be used for the prosperity of the village community, but in reality, village treasury land is currently being misused and even sold for housing even though this is prohibited. This research aims to determine the modes of misuse of village treasury land and what efforts are needed to overcome the misuse of village treasury land in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. This research uses empirical and normative types of legal research. The data sources used are primary data and secondary data. The results of this research are that four modes of abuse of village treasury land occur in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, namely inappropriate land use permits, buying and selling of village treasury land, village treasury land being used as housing, and village officials corrupting the rental proceeds of village treasury land. Efforts to overcome the misuse of village treasury land can be made through preventive and corrective efforts.