Economy
Why some cities lease graves instead of selling them
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Resting in peace is increasingly becoming a luxury that only lasts for a few decades. In highly populated European and Asian cities where land is insanely expensive, cemeteries have stopped selling permanent plots. Instead, they lease graves for 10 to 50 years; once your lease is up, your remains are unceremoniously dug up, cremated, or moved to a mass ossuary so a fresher, wealthier corpse can rent your dirt.
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