The purpose of this research is to find out the ransom payment of agricultural land
mortgaging from the land owner to the pledger in society ofLewolaga, Titehena, East Flores.
The type of this research conducted by the author is normative legal research. The data
sources used in this normative legal research are secondary data obtained through primary,
secondary and tertiary legal materials. In this normative legal research, the data is collected
from literature study by studying legislation, books, literatures, and interviewing competent
speakers related to the title of the research. The conclusion is conducted through deductive
thinking process that is departing from general proposition which truth is known (axiomatic)
and ends at a specific conclusion as a new knowledge. Agricultural land mortgaging in
Lewolaga Village is still based on customary law. Article 7 of Law number 56 Prp. of 1960
can not be applied in society because of its strong customary law. Agricultural land
mortgaging is done based on the agreement of both parties specifically the land owner and
the pledger.
Keywords : agricultural land, mortgage, ransom payment