Article 23 of the Saudi State Leasing of Real Estate Law

This article sets a general rule covering all the law's procedures: the procedures provided in the law and the regulations may be taken electronically.

In principle this includes the procedures governed by the law and its regulations, while how they are taken electronically and which procedures are done this way are set by the regulations.

Note that the article uses the word "may"; it opens the door to electronic procedures and does not make them mandatory by its text, and the details are in the regulations.

The article is consistent with other articles of the law that rely on "the portal", which under Article 1 is the electronic portal approved by the Authority for government agencies' lease operations.

For the lessor, this means that his dealings with the government agency and the Authority at the various stages of the lease may take place electronically as set by the regulations.

Article 22 provides for maintenance obligations and repair of construction defects, while Article 24 makes the Board of Grievances competent to decide all disputes arising from applying the provisions of the law, the regulations or the rules.