Real Estate & Ejar

• Ending a Lease Early: Fees and Liability

  Is there a fixed penalty for ending a Saudi lease before its term? The defined termination cases, Ejar's mutual termination service, contract assignment, and the liability of a tenant who leaves early.

• Evicting a Non-Paying or Holdover Tenant via Ejar

  Tenant not paying rent or refusing to leave in Saudi Arabia? The claim and eviction path via Ejar and Najiz: grace periods, notices, execution requests, and the one-party cancellation service.

• Real-Estate Disputes: Where and How Claims Are Filed

  Real-estate dispute in Saudi Arabia? When a file starts with an enforcement request and when it needs a statement of claim via Najiz, the effect of documenting the lease in Ejar, and the document checklist before filing.

• The Riyadh Rent-Increase Cap: Rule, Scope, Duration

  Can landlords raise rent in Riyadh? REGA's regulations effective 25 September 2025 for five years: the increase ban inside the urban boundary, vacant units, exceptions, and refusing renewal.

• Getting Your Rental Security Deposit Back

  When must a Saudi landlord return the security deposit? The 30-day return rule in the Ejar residential lease model, what may be deducted, and the evidence checklist that decides disputes.

• Subletting in Saudi Arabia: When It Is Allowed

  Can a tenant sublet a rented property in Saudi Arabia? The default is that subletting needs a contract clause or the landlord's consent — plus the practical safeguards and the master-lease risks for enforcement and eviction.

• Tenant Rights When the Landlord Refuses Maintenance

  Landlord refusing to maintain your rented property in Saudi Arabia? What the unified residential Ejar lease establishes: the landlord's maintenance duties, notice via Ejar, and claim options up to court-ordered rescission.