To adjust the market. "The property" Announces 20% financial rewards for those who report rental violations

The General Real Estate Authority New controls under which incentive financial rewards are granted to those who report violations of the regulatory provisions to control the relationship between the landlord and the tenant, amounting to 20% of the value of the fine collected, in the context of its endeavor to enhance compliance in the real estate market and protect the rights of the parties to the rental process by activating community oversight.

The Authority has set precise criteria for entitlement to the reward that requires that the information provided lead to the detection of a real violation whose procedures the Authority has not previously initiated, with the requirement that the A final decision proving the violation and collecting the fine due from the violator in an effective manner to ensure the seriousness of the reports.

The controls were made available to citizens and residents Report datato be discovered, in addition to the amount of the fine imposed, to ensure justice in the distribution of rewards based on the impact resulting from the report.

The regulations classified the most serious violations that require the highest levels of evaluation, such as the landlord increasing the total rent in existing or recently concluded contracts in violation of the regulations, or the landlord in the city of Riyadh refraining from renewing the contract and forcing the tenant to vacate without legal justification.

The violations included It was also observed that the landlord did not register contracts in the electronic network for rental services, or increased the rent for the vacant property above the value of the last lease contract concluded for him in violation of the controls, which reflects the comprehensiveness of control over all interactions in the rental market.
Conditions and controls for disbursing rewards
The Authority decided a clear mechanism for sharing the reward in the event of multiple people reporting the same incident, where the distribution is made according to the size of each individual’s contribution to uncovering the violation, or equally if it is not possible to determine the percentage of contribution, with a maximum ceiling for the total not exceeding the percentage. stipulated by law.

The controls stressed depriving any amount proven to have participated in committing the violation or covering it up from the reward, while the authority reserves the right to recover the funds disbursed if this is discovered later, to ensure the integrity of the supervisory process and prevent exploitation of the system.

A specialized committee consisting of five members headed by a systems specialist is responsible for studying the nominated cases and disbursing rewards, where the percentage is calculated at 20% for reports with the highest evaluation. In points, it decreases to 10% and then 5% based on the strength of the report and the size of the fine.

Through this step, the Authority aimed to motivate the public to contribute to regulating the market, as violations that the Authority’s inspectors cannot discover without the whistleblower’s contribution are considered a top priority and given the highest rating in the scale of rewards.

This move comes in accordance with the royal decree regulating the relationship between the landlord and the lessee, and these controls are considered effective from the date of their approval. To constitute a qualitative shift in real estate control mechanisms in the Kingdom.

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