Article 6 of the Saudi Real Estate Unit Ownership, Division and Management Law

This article protects the buyer of an apartment or divided unit from buying without full knowledge of what he is buying, and contains two provisions:

First: the seller's duty of disclosure. The owner must give a person wishing to buy his unit a statement disclosing:

• All information on the specifications of the unit and its appurtenances.
• All his rights and obligations connected with it.
• A sufficient description of the shared property, its contents, its management and the organization of its ownership.

The person wishing to buy must be notified of any change in this information before the contract is concluded, and this information is considered an integral part of the sale contract. The Regulations set the detailed provisions for this.

Second: the buyer's right to cancel. If the disclosure statement does not include the required information, the buyer may cancel the contract within 30 days starting from the date of signing it, or from the date he learned of that information if it was material and concealing it harmed him or made the unit unsuitable for the purpose for which he bought it. The buyer does not bear any costs arising from the cancellation.

Because the statement includes a description of the management of the shared property and the organization of its ownership, the buyer can learn from it the position of the property before buying. This article is linked to Article 7, which provides that the owner's share in the common parts is attached to his unit as a complete accessory in all legal dispositions unless otherwise agreed. To assess whether a piece of information is material in a particular case, it is advisable to consult a lawyer specialized in real estate matters.