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How much rent is actually due?
Start with agreed due dates. Reconcile every instalment against Ejar entries, receipts and bank transfers. A tenant may show payment or a charge for days before delivery where the tenant did not cause the delay. Send a ledger separating principal rent from any contested increase and specify whether the landlord seeks money, possession or both. [1]
Is the landlord refusing renewal?
Within Riyadh’s urban boundary, nonpayment is a permitted ground for refusing a tenant’s requested renewal and seeking vacancy. Ordinarily give at least 60 days’ notice before expiry, subject to exceptions and any longer REGA standard-contract period. Verify the address, signed terms and receipt date. [2][3] Preserve each payment receipt linked to the Ejar instalment it discharged, including partial payments in digital form for production. An extract carries the record’s evidentiary weight to the extent it matches that record. [5]
What if possession is sought mid-term?
Distinguish ending the active lease from notice against renewal at expiry. Read the default and cure clauses and serve the contractual notice. Ejar’s unilateral termination service requires an execution order for termination identifying the contract number. Track payments received after notice separately from amounts still sought. [4]
Geographic and temporal scope · 2026-10-30
The specified Riyadh controls began on 25 September 2025 for five years. Extension to other locations requires a decision under clause VI. The automatic-renewal rule excepts fixed terms with 90 days or less remaining at commencement and the consensual termination specified in clause VIII. Check territorial coverage for the property before relying on Riyadh’s restrictions. [2][3]
Sources
- نظام المعاملات المدنية | Civil Transactions Law 429
- الأحكام النظامية الخاصة بضبط العلاقة بين المؤجر والمستأجر | Statutory Provisions Regulating the Relationship between the Lessor and the Lessee I, IV–VI, VIII
- الهيئة العامة للعقار · Ejar FAQ on commencement, territorial scope and automatic renewal
- الهيئة العامة للعقار · Ejar unilateral termination Required documents and service steps 1–8
- نظام الإثبات | Evidence Law 54, 60, 63(1)
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