Details Of Law No. 165 Of 2025 Regarding the Eviction of A Tenant After the Expiration of the Contract - Full Text

In a new legislative step complementing the path of reforming the relationship between landlords and tenants, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi approved Law No. 165 of 2025, which was published in the Official Gazette on August 4, 2025, and came into force the following day, August 5, 2025.

This law amends Law No. 4 of 1996, addressing some gaps related to the termination of lease contracts. It clarifies mandatory eviction mechanisms and the procedures for removal in cases where tenants refuse to vacate, while preserving the right to compensation where applicable.

 

Details Of The Law Evicting A Tenant After The End Of The Contract

 

Addition of a New Article to Law No. 4 of 1996
 

• The amendment introduces a new Article (Article 2 bis).
   

• Under this article, the tenant or their successors (general or specific) are obliged to vacate and return the leased property to the landlord at the end of the lease period specified in the contract.
   

Mechanism for Immediate Eviction
 

• If the tenant or their successors refuse to vacate, the landlord has the right to petition the summary judge (urgent matters judge) in the competent court to issue a direct eviction order.
   

• This eviction is carried out without prejudice to the landlord’s right to seek compensation, if justified.
   

Tenant’s Right to Litigation
 

• The tenant or their successors still retain the right to file a substantive lawsuit before the competent court.
   

• However, filing such a lawsuit does not suspend the enforcement of the eviction order issued by the summary judge.
   

Entry into Force of the Law
 

• The law is published in the Official Gazette.
   

• It comes into effect starting from the day following its publication, i.e., from August 5, 2025.

 

The Full Text of The Law:

 

Law No. 165 of 2025

Amending some provisions of Law No. 4 of 1996 regarding the application of Civil 

Law to places that were not previously leased or their lease contracts ended 

without anyone having the right to remain therein.

In the name of the people

The President of the Republic

 

The House of Representatives has decreed the following law, which was issued: 

 

Article 1   

 

A new article (the second repeated) shall be added to Law No. 4 of 1996 regarding 

the application of Civil Law to places not previously leased or whose lease 

contracts ended without a right to remain in them. The article text is as follows: 

 

Article 2 (Repeated)   

 

The tenant or their successor must evacuate the leased place according to the 

circumstances by vacating and handing it back to the landlord or lessor based on 

the circumstances at the end of the contractual lease period. If the lease is set to 

be terminated by waiver, the landlord or lessor may request through the summary 

courts in their jurisdiction the issuance of an eviction order to remove the 

occupant without entitlement to compensation if entitled. 

 

If eviction does not occur by the period specified in the first paragraph of this 

article, the tenant or their successor may raise a subject matter claim before the 

competent court. According to the usual procedures, raising such a claim does not 

suspend or stop the order of the summary court judge referred to above. 

 

Article Two 

 

This law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall take effect from the 

day after its publication. 

 

This law shall be sealed with the State Seal and enforced as law from its 

provisions. 

 

Issued by the Presidency of the Republic on the 10th of Safar, 1447 AH   

(corresponding to 4 August 2025 AD).