Arabic-language reference guide to residential tenancy in Egypt — the free-market regime (Civil Code, Law 4/1996) and the OLD-rent regime now being phased out by Law No. 164 of 2025 (in force 5 Aug 2025). General legal information, not legal advice — article numbers are from law-firm summaries pending gazette verification. Verify with Egyptian counsel.
Egypt has two regimes. New leases (since 1996) are freely contracted under the Civil Code, fixed-term, with court-bailiff notice to avoid auto-renewal. Old rent-controlled contracts (Laws 49/1977 + 136/1981) are being phased out by Law 164/2025: rents are recalculated by zone (Premium 20×, Middle/Economic 10×, with minimums), rise 15% per year, and residential old-rent contracts terminate 7 years after entry into force (~Aug 2032); Law 165/2025 enables fast-track eviction via the Judge of Interim Matters.
