Competence over New Buildings and Rent Allowances

Type

Decision

Number

1618

Date of the text

11/10/1922

Official Gazette

published in 1922

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

4

What it provides

This decree exempts new buildings begun after January 1922, whether for housing or commercial or industrial use, from the exceptional rent regime, so that lease term and rent are set by agreement of the parties, and requires owners to state that the building is new in the lease.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1922. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.