Author
All authors → Jiwon Seo
Columnist
Covers Korean foreign-exchange and tax reporting for overseas property owners.
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In this edition
Pieces
4Your Bali landlord sells the land. Article 1576 says the sale does not end your lease
Title Explainer 14/10/2026
Can a Bali sertipikat still be challenged after 5 years? Some routes close; overlap cancellation has no deadline
Title Answer 27/09/2026
Where the "80 years" in a Bali leasehold pitch comes from
Title Answer 08/09/2026
If a nominee purchase is void, do you lose the land or the money as well
Title Answer 08/09/2026
In this edition
Fact-checked
5Checked before publication, not written. The fact-checker is never the author of the piece they check.
The government's own KEK page offers 80 years of hak pakai. PP 40/2021 Pasal 142 grants 30
By Komang Wirata The Map Last reviewed 14/10/2026
A foreign villa owner dies. Hak milik gives the heirs 12 months, hak pakai states no deadline
By Made Rai Title Last reviewed 14/10/2026
Indonesian law lets an off-plan developer hold 80% of the price before 20% of the project exists
By Made Rai Title Last reviewed 10/10/2026
A Bali certificate check costs IDR 50,000. Only your PPAT's version counts for the deed
By Made Rai Title Last reviewed 29/09/2026
Can you build a villa on Bali land that is registered as a rice field?
By Komang Wirata The Map Last reviewed 08/09/2026