HM King ratifies, issues law on amending Property Lease Law

TDT | Manama

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today ratified and issued Law 10/2020 on amending some provisions of Law 27/2014 promulgating the Lease Law.

Under the law, a new item was added to Article (4), as follows:

“The purpose for which the leased property is used must be specified in the contract.”

Three items were also added to Article (6), as follows:

-  It is not permissible to register lease contracts that do not specify the purpose for which the leased property is used.

-  It is not permissible to register a lease contract of any property that is not located in a residential real estate devoted to family housing, only after the approval of the municipality or the competent entity, and in accordance with the regulations determined by a decision thereof after the approval of the minister in charge of municipal affairs.

-  Electricity and water services shall not be delivered to the real estate tenant only after submitting a registered property contract in accordance with the provisions of this law and the decisions issued in implementation thereof.

 The Prime Minister–and ministers -each in their respective capacity- shall implement this law, which takes effect one day after its publication in the Official Gazette.