Code 30) If a chieftain or a man leave his house, garden, and field and hires it out, and someone else takes possession of his house, garden, and field and uses it for three years: if the first owner return and claims his house, garden, and field, it shall not be given to him, but he who has taken possession of it and used it shall continue to use it.
This code seems to be addressing the situation where a chieftain or a person temporarily leaves their property, such as a house, garden, and field, and hires it out to someone else. If someone else takes possession of the property and uses it for a period of three years, and the original owner returns and claims it back, the code states that the property shall not be given back to the owner. Instead, the person who took possession of it and used it for the three years shall be allowed to continue using it.
