Engineer Sherif El-Sherbiny, Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities, participated in a joint meeting between the Housing, Public Utilities, and Urban Development Committee and the offices of the Local Development and Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committees in the House of Representatives. During the meeting, two draft laws submitted by the government were discussed. The first pertains to provisions related to rental laws for premises, while the second involves amendments to certain provisions of Law No. 4 of 1996 regarding the application of civil law provisions to premises whose lease contracts have expired or will expire without any party having the right to remain in them.
The meeting was chaired by MP Mohamed Attia El-Fayoumy, Head of the Housing Committee in the House of Representatives, and attended by Counselor Mahmoud Fawzy, Minister of Parliamentary, Legal, and Political Communication Affairs; MP Ahmed El-Sigini, Head of the Local Administration Committee; MP Ihab El-Tamawy, Deputy Head of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee; as well as a number of other members of parliament.
In his address, Engineer Sherif El-Sherbiny emphasized that the Egyptian state is addressing this long-standing issue with a balanced approach that combines legal fairness and a humanitarian perspective. He highlighted that thousands of families have been living in these units for decades and that ensuring their stability is a priority.
The minister affirmed that the draft law aims to provide a legal resolution to the current situation without resorting to exclusion or eviction, while also taking into account the rights of both landlords and tenants to achieve societal balance and stability. He explained that the success of the law depends on its implementation mechanisms and public responsiveness, noting that there is room for its development while preserving its core philosophy. Engineer El-Sherbiny also mentioned that the state will begin accepting applications to regularize situations based on fair criteria that consider both social and economic factors.