Regulations

The text of the law regulating the removal and destruction of informal housing areas.

This law, which has been updated several times in the past years, regulates the ownership, transfer and registration of land in border areas.

This law is supposed to answer to the challenge posed by the large number of land and real estate property documents that were lost or damaged during the conflict.

This text regulates the establishment of real estate development zones and investment in them. It is the key framework text for large real estate projects in Syria. Law No. 15 of 2008 Real Estate Development and Investment Law The President of the Republic In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, Promulgates the following: Part […]

This law amends Law No. 10 of 2018 on the establishment of development zones in administrative units.

The full text of Law No. 10, which amends Decree No. 66 of 2012 and extends its provisions to the whole of Syria.

The text of Decree No. 66 of 2012, which enables the expropriation of two districts of Damascus.

This law regulates the promotion of, and subscription in, real estate projects licensed under the Real Estate Development and Investment Law (Law No. 15 of 2008).

This law considers null the registration of property rights in areas outside regime control.

This law determines the removal and sale of debris from damaged buildings in Syria, and governs the process for identifying, removing, and selling debris from zones identified by the Governor.

This text enables the government to seize the assets, including real estate property, of individuals accused of crimes gainst the state's security, i.e. who fall under the Counterterrorism Law of 2012.

This law is a key part of the legal corpus dedicated to the real estate sector that the Syrian government has been developing in the past few years.

This decree passed in 2012 regulates the reclamation of agricultural land and its redistribution to new beneficiaries.

This text, enacted at the beginning of 2018, establishes a protected area around the Fijeh Springs, which involves the expropriation of real estate within the immediate surrounding of the water canals that transport water from the springs to Damascus.

This text regulates rental contracts signed for residential properties before February 2001 and for commercial properties before February 2006. For rental contracts signed after these dates, it is Law No. 6 of 2001 that applies.

Law Number Date of issue Name of law Details Legislative Decree No.