Urgent government decision on “old rent” … includes increase and eviction

The Council of Ministers, in its Wednesday meeting chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Mustafa Madbouli, approved a draft law on some provisions for vacating premises rented out to legal persons for non-residential purposes. The first article specified the scope of the draft law, which was limited to places leased out to legal persons for non-residential purposes, in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 49 of 1977 regarding renting and selling premises, and regulating the relationship between the lessor and the lessee; and Law No. 136 of 1981 regarding some provisions on the lease and sale of premises, and regulating the relationship between the lessor and the lessee, unless the two parties agree otherwise.