Article 703 of the Saudi Civil Transactions Law

المادة 703 من نظام المعاملات المدنية · الفرع الرابع: حق الارتفاق أولًا: إنشاء حق الارتفاق

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

لصاحب العقار الذي لا يتصل بالطريق العام أو كان وصوله إليه يتم بنفقة باهظة أو مشقة كبيرة حق المرور في العقار المجاور بالقدر المعتاد مقابل عوض عادل، ولا يستعمل هذا الحق إلا في العقار الذي يكون المرور فيه أخف ضررًا وفي موضع منه يتحقق فيه ذلك.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

The plain-language explanation of this article is currently available in Arabic only. An English translation is on the way.

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