Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the lease allocation of agricultural corporate land by the corporate council is a public-law decision under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Because the corporate authorities act with sovereign effect when allocating corporate land under the governing public-law rules.
Extrahierte Begründung
Although leasing land is generally a private-law transaction, the leasing of agricultural land is subject to the Agricultural Tenancy Act and, for corporate municipalities, to § 41 of the Municipal Act and the corporation's own regulations. The allocation of use rights is therefore a public-law task, and the corporate council decides on rights and duties in an individual case.