Article 20Permission to Transfer Right to Lease Land in the Case of Auction of Buildings
第二十条（建物競売等の場合における土地の賃借権の譲渡の許可）
If a third party has acquired a building on the land that is the object of the right of lease through auction or public auction, and the lessor does not consent to the transfer of that right of lease notwithstanding the fact that it is unlikely that the acquisition the right of lease by the third party will be disadvantageous to the lessor, the court may grant permission in lieu of the consent of the lessor pursuant to the petition of the third party. In such a case, when it is necessary for facilitating equitable benefit between the parties, the court may change the land lease terms or order the payment of monetary considerations.
第三者が賃借権の目的である土地の上の建物を競売又は公売により取得した場合において、その第三者が賃借権を取得しても借地権設定者に不利となるおそれがないにもかかわらず、借地権設定者がその賃借権の譲渡を承諾しないときは、裁判所は、その第三者の申立てにより、借地権設定者の承諾に代わる許可を与えることができる。この場合において、当事者間の利益の衡平を図るため必要があるときは、借地条件を変更し、又は財産上の給付を命ずることができる。
The provisions of paragraphs (2) through (6) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which the petition referred to in the preceding paragraph is filed.
前条第二項から第六項までの規定は、前項の申立てがあった場合に準用する。
The petition referred to in paragraph (1) may be filed only within two months after paying the price of the building.
第一項の申立ては、建物の代金を支払った後二月以内に限り、することができる。
The provisions of Article 19 of the Civil Conciliation Act (Act No. 222 of 1951) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which the petition referred to in paragraph (1) is filed within the period provided for in that Article.
民事調停法（昭和二十六年法律第二百二十二号）第十九条の規定は、同条に規定する期間内に第一項の申立てをした場合に準用する。
The provisions of the preceding paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to the relationship between the third party who has acquired the building from the land sublease right holder through auction or public auction and the lessor; provided, however, that if the lessor files the petition referred to in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2), the consent of the land leasehold right holder must be obtained.