{"id":19714,"date":"2025-07-02T14:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=19714"},"modified":"2025-07-02T14:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:37:09","slug":"egypts-parliament-votes-to-phase-out-old-rent-law-with-seven-year-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/02\/egypts-parliament-votes-to-phase-out-old-rent-law-with-seven-year-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt\u2019s Parliament Votes to Phase Out \u201cOld Rent\u201d Law with Seven-Year Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Egypt\u2019s House of Representatives on Wednesday gave final approval to a government-backed bill concerning certain provisions of the rent laws and reorganizing the landlord-tenant relationship\u2014commonly known as the \u201cold rent law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the new law, tenants are required to vacate and return leased premises to their owners at the end of a seven-year transition period. It explicitly abolishes all existing \u201cold rent\u201d regulations once this period expires.<\/p>\n

All old-term rental contracts will then be terminated, and future leases will be subject solely to the provisions of the Civil Code, based on the mutual agreement of both parties, following the transition period.<\/p>\n

The bill also raises the statutory rent for residential units as follows:<\/p>\n