Article 14 of the Saudi Real Estate Unit Ownership, Division and Management Law
المادة 14 من نظام ملكية الوحدات العقارية وفرزها وإدارتها · الفصل الرابع: جمعية الملاك
The article provides that the owners' association represents the owners in dispositions arising on the common parts.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تعد جمعية الملاك ممثلةً للملاك فيما يتعلق بالتصرفات التي تنشأ على الأجزاء المشتركة.
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 14 explained in plain English
This is a short article but important in practice: it makes the owners' association the representative of the owners in respect of dispositions arising on the common parts.
This means:
- A person who wants to deal on the common parts, such as a maintenance contractor or a tenant of part of them, deals with the association as representative of the owners, rather than dealing with each owner separately.
- The representation is limited to dispositions on the common parts; as for the divided unit itself, its owner disposes of it.
This article comes in the context of the provisions on the owners' association; Article 13 allows forming a "complex association" for shared properties within a real estate complex, to which the owners' association provisions apply as consistent with its nature. Article 15 provides that owning a unit in a shared property that has an owners' association is acceptance by the owner of the articles of association and a commitment by him to the decisions of the general assembly, without prejudice to Article 6.
The article does not detail the types of dispositions or the limits of this representation; if a dispute arises over whether a particular disposition falls within the association's representation, it is advisable to consult a lawyer specialized in real estate matters.
Practical example
A company in Riyadh wanted to contract to carry out work on the common parts of a divided building with 20 owners. The disposition relating to these parts is handled by the owners' association as representative of the owners, so the company deals with the association instead of contracting with each owner separately.
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 14 of the Saudi Real Estate Unit Ownership, Division and Management Law
Who represents the building's owners in dealing with the common parts?
The owners' association is the representative of the owners in respect of dispositions arising on the common parts.
Does the owners' association represent me in selling my apartment?
The text is limited to dispositions arising on the common parts, and does not address disposing of the divided unit itself.
More articles on Owners' Association
- Article 1
The article defines the Law's basic terms, such as division, the divided real estate unit, common parts, the shared property, the real estate complex, the owners' association, the manager and maintenance.
يقصد بالكلمات والعبارات الآتية - أينما وردت في هذا النظام - المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها، ما لم يقتض السياق غير ذلك: النظام: نظام ملكية الوحدات العقارية وفرزها
- Article 3
The article allows re-dividing the shared property or changing its use with the approval of the general assembly and any mortgagee, with the plan amended, and sets owners' shares in what results from the change.
1- يجوز إعادة فرز العقار المشترك أو جزء منه أو تغيير استعمالاته؛ بعد موافقة الجمعية العامة، وموافقة المرتهن إن وجد. ولا يخل ذلك بحق المتضرر في اللجوء إلى المحكم
- Article 12
The article requires owners of shared property, when there are 3 or more, to form an owners' association and register it with the Authority, gives it legal personality and a separate financial liability, and requires articles of association.
1- إذا بلغ عدد ملاك الوحدات العقارية المفرزة في عقار مشترك ثلاثة فأكثر؛ فعليهم أن يؤسسوا جمعية بينهم لإدارة شؤون ذلك العقار، وتسجيل تلك الجمعية لدى الهيئة، وإذا
- Article 13
The article allows owners of shared properties within a real estate complex to form a "complex association" with independent legal personality, made up of representatives of the owners' associations, to which the owners' association provisions apply as consistent with its nature.
1- للملاك في العقارات المشتركة التي تقع ضمن مجمع عقاري إنشاء جمعية ذات شخصية معنوية مستقلة تسمى (جمعية المجمع)، تضم ممثلاً أو أكثر عن جمعية الملاك في كل عقار مش
- Article 15
The article provides that owning a divided unit in a shared property that has an owners' association is acceptance of its articles of association and a commitment to the general assembly's decisions, without prejudice to Article 6.
دون إخلال بحكم المادة (السادسة) من النظام، يعد امتلاك وحدة عقارية مفرزة في عقار مشترك - مؤسس له جمعية ملاك - قبولاً من المالك بالنظام الأساسي، والتزاماً منه بال
- Article 16
The article bars the owners' association from limiting or restricting the owner's rights to dispose of his unit or use it or the common parts within their purposes and without harming the other owners.
ليس لجمعية الملاك أن تحد أو أن تقيد من حقوق المالك في التصرف بوحدته العقارية المفرزة، أو في الانتفاع بها، أو بالأجزاء المشتركة في حدود الأغراض التي أعدت من أجله
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.