Law Enabling Earthquake Victims to Repair and Reinforce Their Buildings Without Being Bound by Obtaining Prior Permits

Type

Law

Date of the text

20/08/1956

Official Gazette

published in 1956

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

8

What it provides

This law allows owners of buildings damaged by the March 1956 earthquakes to restore them by reinforcement without complying with the building law and its regulations, and lets the governor requisition vacant houses to shelter affected residents, with rules on rent, eviction and compensation for tenants.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1956. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.