Member of Parliament Ehab Mansour described the current situation regarding Egypt’s “old rent” law as a shared injustice affecting both landlords and tenants. In an interview with Al-Shams TV on Friday, Mansour warned that the law has become a dead letter, particularly concerning the repossession of closed units or those whose tenants possess alternative properties. He explained that while the law stipulates the landlord’s right to reclaim a unit in cases of closure or if the tenant owns another unit, it deliberately omits the mechanisms for proving ownership. Mansour added that the government possesses data proving that approximately 230,000 tenants are simultaneously occupying two units under the old rent system. He continued, “Despite the law clearly stipulating the owner’s right to reclaim the second unit, no one has received anything.

Source: Egypt Independent March 14, 2026 09:52 UTC