Estates, Private Regions, and Groups
This article discusses how Estates and Private Regions work with groups.
Can I deed my Estate to a group?
If you are the Region owner, or the covenant on the Estate allows you to resell the parcel, you can. However, this process is handled slightly differently than on the mainland.
- Preferably, the group you select should not own any land
on the mainland. Since Estate land and land on the mainland are handled
differently, a group that owns both can be complicated greatly. This
may also cause your group to lose certain features (such as traffic
reporting) that are calculated differently for Estates and the mainland.
- The Estate owner is the only person responsible for paying Linden
Lab for that land; it doesn't fall under any of the normal mainland
rules for land use fees (tiers, group land contributions, etc). Thus,
you should not select the Owner Makes Contribution With Deed checkbox, as the Estate land requires no contribution.
The proper steps to follow to deed Estate land to a group are:
- Select World > About Land to open the About Land window.
- Select the group you want to deed to. As always, you must be have the ability to deed land to this group.
- Select the Allow Deed to Group checkbox.
- Click the Deed button.
The Owner Makes Contribution With Deed checkbox should not be selected!
What can group members/officers do on my group-owned Estate land?
- Just as on the mainland, different roles within a group can have different abilities.
- Group members will not gain access to the Estate tools.
- Group land on an Estate can be reclaimed by the Estate owner at any time.
