Civil Transactions Law · Federal Decree-Law 25 of 2025
Article 729
Section Two: Contracts of Usufruct > Chapter One: Lease Contract > Part Three: Effects of the Lease Contract > First: Obligations of the Lessor / 1. Delivery of the Leased Property
English translation
1. The lessee may not assign the lease contract or sublease the leased property, whether in whole or in part, except with the written consent of the lessor. The lessor's subsequent consent to the assignment of the lease contract or the subleasing of the leased property, whether express or implied, shall have the same effect as prior written authorization for the act.
2. The lessor may grant the lessee in the lease contract the right to assign the contract or sublease the leased property. In the case of subleasing, the terms of the sublease contract may differ from the terms of the original contract, provided they do not conflict therewith, and the term of the sublease contract shall not exceed the term specified in the original contract.
3. If the lessee subleases the leased property, the sublease contract shall govern the relationship between the lessee and the sublessee, and the sublease shall not affect the rights and obligations of the lessee toward the lessor under the original lease contract.
4. If the lease contract concluded with the original lessee is rescinded or terminated, the lessor shall have the right to terminate the contract concluded between the original lessee and the sublessee and to recover the leased property.
Official translation, as published by the portal.
Official Arabic text
.1 لا يجوز للمستأجر التنازل عن عقد الإيجار أو تأجير العين المستأجرة من الباطن بشكل كلي أو جزئي إلا بموافقة كتابية من المؤجر، وتعد موافقة المؤجر اللاحقة على التنازل عن عقد الإيجار أو تأجير العين المستأجرة من الباطن سواء كانت صريحة أو ضمنية كالإذن الكتابي السابق للتصرف.
.2 يجوز للمؤجر منح المستأجر في عقد الإيجار الحق في التنازل عن العقد أو تأجير العين المستأجرة من الباطن، وفي حالة التأجير من الباطن يجوز أن تختلف شروط عقد الإيجار من الباطن عن شروط العقد الأصلي بشرط ألا تتعارض معها، وعلى ألا تزيد مدة عقد الإيجار من الباطن عن المدة المُحددة في العقد الأصلي.
.3 إذا أجر المستأجر العين المؤجرة، فإن عقد الإيجار من الباطن هو الذي يحكم العلاقة فيما بين المستأجر والمستأجر من الباطن، ولا يؤثر عقد الإيجار من الباطن في حقوق والتزامات المستأجر تجاه المؤجر بموجب عقد الإيجار الأصلي.
.4 إذا فسخ أو أنهى عقد الإيجار المبرم مع المستأجر الأصلي، كان للمؤجر حق إنهاء العقد المبرم بين المستأجر الأصلي والمستأجر من الباطن واسترداد العين المؤجرة.
What it means when you sign
This article sets rules on assigning a lease or subleasing the property. The tenant may not assign the lease or sublease the property, in whole or in part, without the landlord's written consent. The landlord's later consent, express or implied, has the same effect as prior written authorization. The landlord may grant the tenant these rights in the lease itself. A sublease may have terms that differ from the original, provided they do not conflict with it, and its term cannot exceed the term of the original contract. The sublease governs the tenant's relationship with the sublessee, but does not affect the tenant's rights and duties toward the landlord. If the original lease is rescinded or terminated, the landlord may end the sublease and recover the property.
For a contract about to be signed, this article is relevant to clauses on assignment, subletting and consent. It means the tenant stays bound to the landlord even after subletting, and a sublease depends on the original lease surviving.
In Fahm reports this article usually sits under: Hidden wording
Related articles
- Article 722This article sets out when the tenant must pay the rent.
- Article 723Cited in Fahm reportsThis article gives the landlord a right over movable property found in the leased premises, as security for rights arising under the lease.
- Article 724This article covers what the tenant must do when the lease ends.
- Article 725Cited in Fahm reportsThis article deals with improvements the tenant makes to the leased property, such as construction, planting or other work that increases its value.
- Article 726This article deals with a rent increase asked for after the lease term has ended.
- Article 728This article deals with a lease of property in which a factory or a shop has been set up.