Regulations for Correcting Violations of the Legal Provisions Governing the Relationship Between the Lessor and the Lessee

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  • General Board of the Real Estate General Authority Board Resolution by Circulation No. (Q/M/E/H/2025/13/T) dated 24/06/1447 AH corresponding to 15/12/2025 AD

  • The Board of Directors of the Real Estate General Authority

  • Based on the powers granted to it by law

  • After reviewing paragraph (1) ofClause (Ninth) of the regulatory provisions governing the relationship between the lessor and the lesseeIssued by Royal Decree No. (M/73) dated 02/04/1447 AH, which states: "Anyone who violates the provisions contained in clauses (Second), (Fourth), and (Seventh) of these provisions shall be punished with a financial penalty not exceeding the total rent for (12) months of the contracted property, and the violation shall be corrected according to regulations set by the Authority’s Board of Directors, without prejudice to the aggrieved party’s right to claim compensation."

  • Decides the following:-

  • First: Approval of the regulations for correcting violations of the regulatory provisions governing the relationship between the lessor and the lessee in the attached format.

  • Second: This resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into effect from the date of the resolution.

  • And Allah is the Grantor of success,,,

  • Minister of Municipal and Housing Affairs

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Real Estate General Authority

  • Majid bin Abdullah Al-Huqail

Firstly

  • For the purposes of applying these regulations, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated next to each of them wherever they appear, unless the context of the text requires otherwise:

    • 1- The Authority: The Real Estate General Authority.

    • 2- Statutory Provisions: The statutory provisions regulating the relationship between the lessor and the lessee issued by Royal Decree No. (M/73) dated 2/4/1447 AH.

    • 3- Violation: Any act or omission that constitutes a violation of what is stated in clause (Second) or (Fourth) or (Seventh) of the statutory provisions, proven by a decision from the committee formed within the Authority to consider violations, based on Article (Twenty) of the Real Estate Brokerage Law.

    • 4- Correction of the Violation: The necessary procedure to remove the violation and address its effects within the specified period for correction, restoring the situation to its state in compliance with the statutory provisions.

Secondly

These regulations apply to anyone proven to have violated the statutory provisions.

Thirdly

  • The violator must rectify the violation within the period specified in the decision of the committee formed in the authority to consider violations, and not exceeding (10) working days from the date of notification of the violation decision.

Fourth

Fifthly

 If the violation correction period has elapsed and the violator has not corrected the violation, the authority has the right to adjust the total payment or renew the lease contract - as applicable - in accordance with the legal provisions.

Sixthly

If it becomes impossible to rectify the violation due to the lessor renting the property to another tenant - in good faith - in violation of the legal provisions, while the previous tenant still wishes to renew the lease of the same property; the parties are understood to proceed to the competent court to resolve the dispute.

Seventhly

The application of these regulations does not prejudice the right of the aggrieved person to claim compensation from the responsible party before the competent court.

Eighth

These regulations shall be effective from the date of their approval.