Article 32 of the Saudi Real Estate Unit Ownership, Division and Management Law
المادة 32 من نظام ملكية الوحدات العقارية وفرزها وإدارتها · الفصل السادس: أحكام ختامية
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
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.
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 32 explained in plain English
This article deals with the relationship between the Real Estate Unit Ownership, Division and Management Law and the regulation that existed before it, and contains two rulings:
- Replacing the previous law: This Law replaces the Real Estate Unit Ownership and Division Law, issued by Royal Decree No. (M/5) dated 11/2/1423 AH. That is, this Law is the reference that governs the subject in place of the previous law.
- Repealing conflicting provisions: This Law repeals any provisions that conflict with it, so if a provision contradicts what is in the Law, the Law prevails.
Note that the repeal wording is limited to conflict: it does not repeal every provision connected to the subject, only what conflicts with the Law.
This ruling is read together with Article 33, which makes the Law take effect 180 days after its publication in the Official Gazette, and with Article 31, which regulates the issuance of the Implementing Regulations. Article 32 itself does not address the status of units, contracts or procedures that arose under the previous law, and does not set transitional provisions for them, so the ruling on those cases cannot be inferred from this article alone.
Anyone who has a divided property or a transaction that began before the Law took effect and wants to know which rules apply to it would do best to consult a lawyer who specializes in real estate disputes.
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 32 of the Saudi Real Estate Unit Ownership, Division and Management Law
Is the Real Estate Unit Ownership and Division Law issued in 1423 AH still in force?
Article 32 provides that the current Law replaces that law, issued by Royal Decree No. (M/5) dated 11/2/1423 AH.
What happens to provisions that conflict with the new Law?
The Law repeals any provisions that conflict with it.
Does the article state the ruling for cases that arose under the old law?
No. The article is limited to replacing the previous law and repealing what conflicts with it, and does not contain transitional provisions for those cases.
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 31
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.
يقترح مجلس إدارة الهيئة اللائحة وتصدر بقرار من وزير الإسكان خلال (مائة وثمانين) يوماً من تاريخ صدور النظام.
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.