BEO | Reforming Egypt’s Old Rent law in light of the constitutional court ruling
Proposals to safeguard the right to housing
In this study, a set of proposals is presented to reform the Old Rent (rent control law), in the wake of the ruling on the unconstitutionality of fixing rent values, and as a response to the draft law proposed by the government, as well as the ensuing discussions in the House of Representatives by MPs, tenants’ representatives, and landlords’ representatives. These proposals aim to safeguard the rights to housing and to private property, in a method that avoids social and economic crises, through four main pillars: Fair treatment of existing contracts, rent increases based on legal rather than market values, cash support for the most vulnerable tenants, and reform of the rental system as a whole, of both Old Rent and New Rent. The proposals are part of the BEO’s Old Rent series, and were prepared in partnership with five human rights and research organisations and lawyers concerned with the right to housing.
Proposals
Pillar 1- Fair treatment of existing contracts
Pillar 3: Rent subsidies for low and middle-income tenants
Pillar 4: Full rental reform (Old and New Rent)
Read the proposals in full on the Built Environment Observatory