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may, by decision of the President of the Council of stipulated in Article (18) of Law No. 136 of 1981
Ministers, extend the period of completion of their referred to, the tenant or the person to whom the
work for a similar period. A decision shall be issued lease contract has been extended, as the case may
by the competent governor regarding the committees' be, is obligated to vacate the rented premises and
conclusions. This decision shall be published in the return them to the owner or landlord, as the case
Official Gazette and announced to the local may be, at the end of the period stipulated in
administration units within each governorate. Article 2 of this law, or if either of the following
Article 4.. Value of Increases two cases occurs:
As of the due date of the monthly salary following 1- If it is proven that the tenant or the person to
the date of The legal rental value of premises rented whom the lease contract has been extended has left
for residential purposes subject to the provisions of the rented premises closed for a period exceeding
this law and located in privileged areas shall be one year without justification
twenty times the legal rental value in effect, with a 2- If it is proven that the tenant or the person to
minimum of one thousand Egyptian pounds. It shall whom the lease contract has been extended owns a
be ten times the legal rental value in effect for residential or non-residential unit, as the case may
premises located in medium and economic areas, be, that is usable for the same purpose for which
with a minimum of four hundred Egyptian pounds the rented premises were intended
for premises located in medium areas, and two In the event of refusal to vacate, the owner or
hundred and fifty Egyptian pounds for premises landlord, as the case may be, may request the judge
located in economic areas. The tenant, or whoever of urgent matters at the court within whose
the lease contract has been extended to, as the case jurisdiction the property is located to issue an order
may be, shall be obligated, until the inventory to evict the person refusing to vacate, without
committees referred to in Article 1 of this law prejudice to the right to compensation, if
complete their work, to pay the monthly rent applicable. Without prejudice to the provisions of
following the effective date of this law, at a rate of the second paragraph of this article, the tenant or
250 Egyptian pounds per month. The tenant, or the person to whom the lease contract has been
whoever the lease contract has been extended to, as extended has the right to The lease was extended to
the case may be, shall be obligated, starting from the him, according to In the circumstances, the judge of
day following the publication of the decision of the temporary matters at the court in whose
competent governor stipulated in the last paragraph jurisdiction the property is located may be
of Article 3, to pay the differences due, if any, in requested to issue an order to evict the person
monthly installments over a period equal to the refusing to vacate, without prejudice to the right to
period for which they are due. compensation, if there is a reason for it. Without
Article 5.. The value of the increase in units used for prejudice to the provisions of the second paragraph
purposes other than residential purposes of this article, the tenant or the person to whom the
(commercially) lease contract has been extended, as the case may
Starting from the due date The monthly rent be, has the right to file a substantive lawsuit before
following the effective date of this law shall be five the competent court in accordance with the usual
times the legal rental value of premises rented to procedures. Filing a substantive lawsuit does not
natural persons for non-residential purposes. result in the suspension of the order of the judge of
Article 6: Annual Increase Rate temporary matters referred to.
The rental value determined in accordance with Article 8.. The tenant shall be given priority to obtain
Articles 4 and 5 of this law shall increase periodically an alternative unit.
annually by 15%. Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles (2)
Article 7.. Cases of eviction of apartments with old and (7) of this Law, every tenant or the person to
rent according to the new law whom the lease contract has been extended in
Without prejudice to the reasons for eviction accordance with the provisions of Laws No. 49 of

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