The implementation of the quit-rent reform of 1886 in «maternal» (Neudorf and Neubrov) and «subsidiary» Bug Holländers’ colonies within the territory of the Brest-Litovsk county, Hrodna province in the second half of the 60s. XIX – the first half of the 10th. XX centuries is described in the article. Evidence about quit-tenants fighting for their land rights is provided. The implementation of the reform in Bug Holländers settlements is considered as an example of elimination of the quit-land law in the region of the West and Belarusian regions. It is proved, that the implementation of the reform changed the status of the Bug Holländers from eternal rural quit-tenants to the land owners. The impact of the reform implementation on maintaining the evidence about the conditions of the Bug Holländers’ settlement in the West Bug River valley and their legal status throughout the centuries is characterized.