Eesti maareform) was passed in Estonia on the 17 October and came into force on the 1 November shortly after the restoration of independence in 1991.
[1] The act involved the transfer of land from state to private ownership in accordance with the historic property rights of landowners before the 1940 Soviet occupation.
In October 1991, shortly after Estonia received its independence from the former Soviet Union, the Estonian parliament approved the 'Law on Land Reform'.
The law envisaged that a wide number of heirs of the former owner would be eligible to submit a claim for land.
The law also fixed compensation for the full amount of land at June 1940 values.