Article 31 of the Saudi Real Estate Unit Ownership, Division and Management Law
المادة 31 من نظام ملكية الوحدات العقارية وفرزها وإدارتها · الفصل السادس: أحكام ختامية
The article provides that the Authority's board of directors proposes the Implementing Regulations and that they are issued by decision of the Minister of Housing within 180 days of the Law's issuance.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يقترح مجلس إدارة الهيئة اللائحة وتصدر بقرار من وزير الإسكان خلال (مائة وثمانين) يوماً من تاريخ صدور النظام.
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 31 explained in plain English
This article is one of the final provisions of the Real Estate Unit Ownership, Division and Management Law. It creates no direct rights or obligations for unit owners; it regulates how the Implementing Regulations are issued, which complete the Law's provisions.
The article allocates the roles as follows:
- Proposal: The Authority's board of directors prepares and proposes the Implementing Regulations.
- Issuance: The Implementing Regulations are issued by decision of the Minister of Housing, so they do not take effect merely by being proposed.
- Period: They are issued within 180 days, counted from the date the Law was issued.
It is useful to distinguish this article from Article 33: Article 33 makes the Law take effect 180 days after its publication in the Official Gazette, while Article 31 counts the period for issuing the Implementing Regulations from the date the Law was issued. The two periods are equal in number but the starting point differs between the two texts.
The article matters to the reader because many practical details of the Law are left to the Implementing Regulations. This article does not set the content of the Implementing Regulations or the details they cover; it states the body responsible for them and the deadline for issuing them. So anyone dealing with the division of a unit or the management of a shared property should refer to the text of the issued Implementing Regulations themselves, and consult a lawyer who specializes in real estate disputes when needing to apply them to a particular case.
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 31 of the Saudi Real Estate Unit Ownership, Division and Management Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Real Estate Unit Ownership, Division and Management Law?
The Authority's board of directors proposes them, and they are issued by decision of the Minister of Housing, under Article 31.
What is the deadline for issuing the Implementing Regulations?
The article provides that the Implementing Regulations are issued within 180 days of the date the Law was issued.
Is the deadline for issuing the Implementing Regulations the same as when the Law takes effect?
Not necessarily. The Implementing Regulations deadline is counted from the date the Law was issued, while the Law takes effect 180 days after its publication in the Official Gazette, under Article 33.
More articles on Dividing Real Estate into Units
- 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 2
The article allows a landowner holding a compliant deed to build on it and divide the building into independent units with a deed for each, and requires the units to be numbered sequentially without repetition.
1- لكل مالك أرض بصك مستوفٍ للمتطلبات الشرعية والنظامية أن يبني عليها بناءً ويفرزه إلى وحدات مستقلة، وله إصدار صك ملكية لكل وحدة عقارية مفرزة، وذلك بحسب الإجراءا
- 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 4
The article makes the General Authority for Real Estate responsible for approving division and re-division, leaves the procedures to the Regulations, and lets the Authority assign some of its activities to the private sector.
تعتمد الهيئة الفرز وإعادة الفرز، وتحدد اللائحة الإجراءات اللازمة لذلك، وللهيئة إسناد بعض أنشطتها في هذا الخصوص إلى القطاع الخاص.
- Article 5
The article requires the partnership contract for building shared property to include the partners' details, the land, the deed, and their rights and obligations, and lets partners divide their shares into divided units, with recourse to the court in case of dispute.
1- على الشركاء عند بناء عقار مشترك تضمين عقد الشراكة أسماء أصحاب الحصص العينية وأصحاب الحصص النقدية، وأوصاف الأرض المعدة للبناء، ورقم صك الملكية وتاريخه ومصدره،
- Article 32
The article provides that this Law replaces the Real Estate Unit Ownership and Division Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/5 dated 11/2/1423 AH, and repeals any provisions that conflict with it.
يحل النظام محل نظام ملكية الوحدات العقارية وفرزها، الصادر بالمرسوم الملكي رقم (م / 5) والتاريخ 11 / 2 / 1423هـــ، ويلغي كل ما يتعارض معه من أحكام.
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.