Law on Foreigners' Ownership of Immovable Property in Lebanon

Type

Law enacted by Decree

Number

15740

Date of the text

11/03/1964

Official Gazette

published in 1964

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

11

What it provides

Regulates the acquisition of immovable property in Lebanon by foreigners, setting a maximum area a single person may own in each governorate, exempting certain groups such as Arab nationals, expatriate Lebanese and qualifying property companies, and granting authorisation by decree on the finance minister's proposal.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1964. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.