T The expiration of pt bc’s cultivation rights title (hgu) in tenjojaya village, sukabumi regency—followed by the government\\\'s rejection of its renewal application—has raised legal issues regarding land tenure status, the rights of the company as the former hgu holder, and state authority in determining the land\\\'s utilization. this situation warrants examination due to its implications for legal certainty, the social function of land, and the exercise of the state\\\'s right of control within indonesia\\\'s land law system. this study aims to analyze hgu land tenure following the expiration of the right\\\'s term and the legal consequences of the renewal rejection on land status and state authority. the research employs a normative legal method characterized by descriptive-analytical analysis, utilizing both statutory and case-based approaches. data were gathered through a literature review of primary and secondary legal materials as well as documents relevant to the research subject. the findings indicate that the rejection of the hgu renewal caused pt bc’s rights to the land to terminate, thereby reverting the land to direct state control. consequently, the state—acting through the ministry of agrarian affairs and spatial planning/national land agency—holds the authority to determine the management and utilization of the land in accordance with statutory regulations, while upholding the social function of land, legal certainty, and the public interest.