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Law No 1 of 1964 for the Establishment of a System of Public Housing (Repealed)

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 1Date: 18/01/1964 Corresponding to 04/09/1383 HijriNumber of Articles: 22Status: Canceled

Official Gazette :Issue: 1Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1964 Corresponding to 16/08/1383 HijriPage from: 684

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Article 10
Starting Date: 01/01/1964

(a) The ownership of the land of a public dwelling that was not free and the building erected thereon shall transfer to the beneficiary as per the provisions of this Law, after the payment of all loan instalments due from him or if the payment thereof is waived for him or his heirs in accordance with its provisions. Registration shall be in his name, and the title deed shall be handed over to him in accordance with the provisions of the Real Estate Registration Law.

(b) This ownership must be restricted by a condition that prevents disposal, exploitation, lease, mortgage or other transactions that transfer ownership or give rise to a personal right or a primary or secondary tangible right in exchange of compensation or otherwise, and by the provision that the property may not be attached.

This condition shall apply for a period of (15) fifteen years from the date of the handover of the non-free public dwelling to the beneficiary. This must be included on the title deed and shall then be deemed to be public and shall serve as a proof before all, including creditors of the beneficiary and his heirs.

(c) The condition that prevents disposal shall terminate by law as soon as the period stipulated in the preceding paragraph expires, and the ownership of the public dwelling shall be transferred to the beneficiary or his heirs completely and free of this condition.

The heirs may dispose of it to one of them by means of disassociation or to others by means of a sale, barter or otherwise. The relevant court may forcefully sell the same, if it cannot be physically divided, and distribute the price amongst the heirs in accordance with their Shariah shares. Ownership shall be registered to the person to whom it was disposed of or to the person to whom it devolves by way of disassociation. A title deed shall be issued for such person free of the condition preventing disposal. In all cases, it is a requirement for the validity of the disposal of the public dwelling that it be established that the beneficiary or his heirs has made payment of all loan instalments due from him or payment thereof has been waived from them; and that it is established that the beneficiary and his family have another appropriate dwelling for their residence besides the public dwelling intended to be disposed of.

(d) Any transaction, contract or agreement that violates the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs shall be deemed absolutely null and void and may not be registered nor give rise to any legal effect, whether between the contracting parties or in relation to third parties. Any stakeholder and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs may uphold the above. The relevant court may also require the same of its own accord.

(e) The provisions of the preceding four paragraphs of this article, on the housing projects carried out by companies, institutions and public and private bodies working in Qatar, shall be applicable.

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