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Article 19 of the Saudi Housing Support Regulation

المادة 19 من تنظيم الدعم السكني · الفصل الرابع: القسط المالي

The article allows the Ministry, as an exception to Article 18, to create programs to provide housing support with other sectors and programs to speed up installment payment and transfer ownership early.

Official text after amendments (Arabic)

Compiled from the original text and every officially published amendment; the amendments are shown in full below for comparison.

استثناءً من حكم المادة (الثامنة عشرة) من هذا التنظيم، للوزارة إحداث ما يلي:

1 - برامج توفير الدعم السكني بالتنسيق مع جهات القطاع العام أو الخاص أو الأهلي، وما قد يتطلبه ذلك من تحويل ملكية الأراضي السكنية إلى هذه الجهات، لبناء مساكن عليها تخصص لمستحقي الدعم السكني.

2 - برامج تعجيل سداد الأقساط المالية بالتنسيق مع القطاع الخاص، ونقل ملكية الوحدة أو الأرض السكنية معجلًا للمستفيد لتوفير تمويل السداد أو البناء.

وتحدد اللائحة الإجراءات الخاصة بالبرامج المنصوص عليها في هذه المادة وكيفية عملها.

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

Article 19 explained in plain English

Article 18 laid down the rule that ownership of the unit or land does not transfer until the installments are paid in full (and, for land, after building). This article comes as an exception to that rule, allowing the Ministry of Housing to create two kinds of programs:

  1. Programs to provide housing support in coordination with public, private or non-profit sector bodies, and what this may require by way of transferring ownership of residential land to those bodies so that they build on it homes allocated to those entitled to housing support.
  2. Programs to speed up installment payment in coordination with the private sector, and transferring ownership of the unit or land early to the beneficiary, in order to provide financing for payment or building.

The practical idea of the second program is that the beneficiary may need ownership of the land or unit in order to obtain financing from a private body, so this exception allows ownership to be transferred to him before payment is complete, within the program.

The Implementing Regulations set the procedures of these programs and how they work, and the article does not contain the conditions for benefiting from them. The article was issued in its current wording by an amendment under Council of Ministers Resolution No. (74) dated 30/1/1438 AH.

Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.

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Frequently asked questions about Article 19 of the Saudi Housing Support Regulation

Can ownership of residential land be transferred before the installments are paid?

This is permitted within programs to speed up payment that the Ministry creates in coordination with the private sector, to provide financing for payment or building.

Can residential land be transferred to other bodies?

Yes, within programs to provide housing support in coordination with the public, private or non-profit sector, to build homes allocated to those entitled to support.

Where do I find the details of these programs?

The Implementing Regulations set the procedures of these programs and how they work.

Amendment history

  1. Amendment

    Official amendment text (Arabic)

    تم تعديل هذه المادة بموجب قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم (74) وتاريخ: 30/ 1/ 1438هـ، لتكون بالنص الآتي:

    " استثناءً من حكم المادة (الثامنة عشرة) من هذا التنظيم، للوزارة إحداث ما يلي:

    1 - برامج توفير الدعم السكني بالتنسيق مع جهات القطاع العام أو الخاص أو الأهلي، وما قد يتطلبه ذلك من تحويل ملكية الأراضي السكنية إلى هذه الجهات، لبناء مساكن عليها تخصص لمستحقي الدعم السكني.

    2 - برامج تعجيل سداد الأقساط المالية بالتنسيق مع القطاع الخاص، ونقل ملكية الوحدة أو الأرض السكنية معجلًا للمستفيد لتوفير تمويل السداد أو البناء.

    وتحدد اللائحة الإجراءات الخاصة بالبرامج المنصوص عليها في هذه المادة وكيفية عملها".

Original text before the amendments (Arabic)

للوزارة إحداث برنامج أو أكثر لتعجيل سداد الأقساط المالية بالتنسيق مع القطاع الخاص، وتحدد اللائحة الإجراءات الخاصة بتلك البرامج وكيفية عملها.

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The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.