Unlawful Rent Increases on Premises Used for Housing or Trade, and Demands in Violation of the Law for Advance Payment of Housing Rent Instalments

Type

Decision

Number

110

Date of the text

15/04/1941

Official Gazette

published in 1941

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

4

What it provides

This decision penalizes landlords who demand or collect rents beyond the legal limits for residential and business premises, requires refunds of unlawfully collected sums, and voids indirect agreements used to hide extra demands from tenants.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1941. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.