Law of Ownership Subdivision and Management of Real Estate Units
Art. 7Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Investment (misa.gov.sa)
1. The common parts of a jointly-owned real estate shall be shared by the
owners of subdivided real estate units. If a subdivided real estate unit has
multiple owners, they shall all be deemed co-owners of the common parts,
unless they agree otherwise.
2. The ownership of side barriers, walls, floors, and ceilings between two
contiguous subdivided real estate units shall be shared by their owners
unless there is a structure separating the two units, and unless otherwise
established. In using the part allocated to him, the owner may not harm the
other owner or owners.
3. Common parts the benefit of which is limited to certain owners shall be
deemed jointly owned by them, unless agreed otherwise.
4. An owner's share in the common indivisible parts shall be deemed a common
part, and shall be attached to his subdivided real estate unit in all legal
actions applicable to the unit, unless agreed otherwise.
5. An owner's share in the common parts shall be equal to the percentage of
the area of his subdivided real estate unit to the total area of the subdivided
real estate units as indicated in the subdivision document issued by the
Authority or in the construction permit of the jointly-owned real estate in case
of off-plan sale of subdivided real estate units. In determining such shares,
the owners may agree to take into account the values and areas of the
subdivided real estate units.
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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