Civil Transactions Law · Federal Decree-Law 25 of 2025
Article 732
Section Two: Contracts of Usufruct > Chapter One: Lease Contract > Part Four: Termination and Rescission of the Lease Contract
English translation
1. If the lessor notifies the lessee of eviction, and the lessee nevertheless continues to benefit from the leased property after the expiration of the lease contract, renewal of the lease shall not be presumed unless proven otherwise.
2. If the lessor notifies the lessee to vacate unless the latter accepts a new rent or other new terms, and the lessee remains silent, such silence shall be deemed acceptance, and the lease shall be renewed implicitly under the new rent or terms.
Official translation, as published by the portal.
Official Arabic text
.1 إذا أخطر المؤجر المستأجر بالإخلاء، ومع ذلك استمر المستأجر منتفعًا بالعين المؤجرة بعد انتهاء عقد الإيجار، فلا يفترض أن الإيجار قد تجدد، ما لم يقم الدليل على غير ذلك.
.2 إذا أخطر المؤجر المستأجر بالإخلاء، ما لم يقبل أجرة جديدة أو شروطًا أخرى فسكت المستأجر اعتبر هذا السكوت قبولاً يتجدد به الإيجار تجديدًا ضمنيًا بالأجرة أو بالشروط الجديدة.
What it means when you sign
This article covers what happens when the landlord tells the tenant to leave and the tenant stays on after the lease has expired. If the landlord has served notice of eviction and the tenant nevertheless keeps using the property after the lease expires, renewal of the lease is not presumed unless proof shows otherwise. If the landlord notifies the tenant to vacate unless the tenant accepts a new rent or other new terms, and the tenant stays silent, that silence is treated as acceptance and the lease is renewed implicitly at the new rent or on the new terms.
For a contract about to be signed, this article is relevant to clauses on renewal, rent changes and notices. It means a notice of this kind can lead to different outcomes depending on what it says: a plain notice to vacate does not by itself renew the lease, while a notice offering new terms can bind a tenant who says nothing. How a notice is worded, and whether a reply is given, can therefore decide which result applies.
In Fahm reports this article usually sits under: Hidden wording
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