Arabic-language reference guide to residential tenancy, rent and eviction in Jordan under the Owners & Tenants Law No. 11 of 1994 (amended). General legal information, not legal advice; verify with Jordanian counsel. A cutoff of 31 Aug 2000 splits rent-controlled 'old' contracts from freely-contracted 'new' ones.
In Jordan, contracts from 31 Aug 2000 are freely contracted (rent set by the contract, no unilateral mid-term increase). Older contracts are rent-controlled, with increases following Council-of-Ministers percentages reviewed every 5 years. The amendments removed fixed statutory eviction deadlines, so eviction now almost always requires a court judgment; family members enjoy strong succession protection (Article 7).
