Utilizing the Function of Waqf Land for Development of Flats Building for Public Housing (Study of Cooperation Agreement Between the Indonesian Government with the Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama)

This research paper discusses the arrangement and conformity of cooperation agreement between Secretary General of Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Directorate General of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) (on behalf of The Government) and The Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU, with sharia principles and legislation. This research is a normative descriptive analytical research with qualitative analysis. The result of this research is that on the land of waqf can be constructed a common flats for the Low Income Community (MBR), through the mechanism of rent or cooperation of land use, written in the presence of the competent authority in accordance with the provisions of articles 18, 19,20 and 21 of law number 20 Year 2011 on Flats and Sharia Principles, however the agreement has violated the provisions of Article 21 point (1) of Notary law. Suggestions of this research so that the government an PBNU can form a good apartment management bodies and trustees, so that waqf property can be useful and growing productively, progressing and improving ummah economics.