A group of MSPs are investigating the merits of plans to give communities the right to purchase land.
Holyrood’s local government and regeneration committee want to hear people’s views on the Scottish Government’s Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill.
It aims to provide powers to allow communities to participate in local decision making and take ownership or management of lands and assets into community control.
Other measures include a reform of the law on allotments as well as putting community planning partnerships on a statutory basis with new duties on partner bodies.
The committee wants to hear from local communities to find out if the proposed measures really will deliver empowerment and whether they will lead to real changes to where decisions are made.
Committee convener Kevin Stewart, SNP MSP for Aberdeen Central, said: “There is no doubting the desire of communities across Scotland to increase the role they play in managing the services which matter to them.
“Local communities are best placed to understand what works for them and ensure that local facilities and assets operate for the benefit of the wider community.
“The committee wants to ensure that communities across Scotland feel able to take advantage of the provisions of the bill, as we know that there has been a huge amount of interest in these proposals from across the country.”
The closing date for submissions is September 5.