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The article discusses the political and social aspects of legislative debates regarding ground rents during the French Revolution. The article describes anti-feudal legislation created by the Jacobin government, the controversy concerning whether the practice of charging rent for land constituted a form of feudalism, and the nationalization of Church property and its role in shaping opinion about the taxation of property. Other subjects under discussion include the relation between the property owners and the government, the protests of property renters, and the laws regarding property during the administration of emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.