Electronic lease contract

Electronic lease contract

For electronic purposes, in addition to the features offered by the platform in documenting contracts and protecting the rights of all parties, landlords and tenants, the goal is to facilitate all services digitally rather than in paper form.

This is what we provide through Abdul Majeed Al Rashid Law Firm and Legal Consultations, where we provide a large number of services related to all electronic rental contracts, methods of obtaining them, and official procedures that must be followed by both parties, as it is an official document used as a recognized document for renting a property within the Kingdom, but completing everything related to contracts requires a lawyer specialized in reviewing electronic contracts, and this is what we will learn about in detail in this article.

What is an electronic rental contract and its importance?

The electronic lease contract is considered one of the most important official documents extracted from the Saudi Ministry of Housing in order to regulate housing in properties located on Saudi territory, and work to preserve the rights of all parties benefiting from the rent, whether the property owner or the landlord, as the contract is applied for electronically through an approved platform known as the Ejar platform as an alternative to creating paper contracts, and therefore we will learn about the advantages of the electronic lease contract:

• Speed of achievement

The use of electronic lease contracts is considered faster in terms of the procedures required to document or register a paper lease contract.

• Honesty and accuracy

The importance of registering an electronic lease contract lies in honesty, credibility, accuracy in data entry, and the absence of an error rate as is the case in paper contracts, which are easy to manipulate.

• Proof of housing

It is considered the best means used by the Saudi Ministry and Government to prove that any person resides within Saudi territory by recording the data of both parties benefiting from the lease contract, such as the landlord and tenant.

• Preserving rights

Since the rights are preserved for all parties, whether the property dealer or the tenant, because the process of registering the electronic rental contract, registration on the platform is a legal procedure that guarantees everyone commitment and payment on the agreed upon dates.

• Facilitating financial support for those in distress

What is meant by it is that in the event that any person is unable to pay the rent, the most important right is to assist or register the contract through an intermediary via the Ejar platform to benefit from the financial support that the Kingdom provides to those in difficulty.

•  Diversity of payment methods

Creating or documenting electronic contracts via a rental platform has many payment methods available that may start with a year, half a year, or a quarter, depending on the method agreed upon with the landlord and tenant.

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Terms of the electronic rental contract

When wishing to register an electronic rental contract, you must know all the conditions announced by the executive regulations responsible for regulating the rental process between the landlord, tenant and real estate broker. The goal is to achieve compliance with all the terms of the contract and ensure the soundness of intention from all parties and avoid any manipulation or fallacy of the terms of the contract as was the case in the past because they are paper contracts whose terms are easy to manipulate Let us learn in this regard about the conditions that must be taken into account when registering a lease contract on the official lease platform:

• The necessity of committing to paying the monthly or annual rent, as agreed upon in the terms of the contract.
• Commitment to the procedures for registering the contract electronically and by document, but only after verifying the balance of the lessor or broker in completing all registration procedures, which amounts to 200 Saudi riyals.
• The property must not be used for a purpose other than that specified in the lease contract.
• Register the mediation agreement directly on the Ijar website.
• Record all landlord and tenant data accurately during contract registration and entry.
• Familiarity with all financial obligations as agreed upon, such as (water fees – electricity – maintenance).
• Not to amend any clause of the contract without consulting the other party.

Documenting an electronic lease contract

The service of authenticating an electronic lease contract is considered one of the precise services that must be used by a specialized lawyer in order to complete it, and this is what is provided by the Aseel Law Firm and Legal Consultations, which makes it easier for people to authenticate an electronic lease contract, or know all the documentation steps that begin with registering the contract on the platform, so let us learn about These official procedures are as follows:

• Registering an electronic rental contract via the Ejar platform.
• A text message will be received from the landlord and tenant containing an official link to the electronic lease authentication service.
• Log in to the official Absher platform.
• Enter your username and password.
• Click on electronic services.
• Choose to document lease contracts.
• Register tenant data in the appropriate place.
• Click the Verify button to view the rental units for which you wish to document the contract.
• Enter any data related to the electronic lease contract – annual lease value.
• Follow the required procedures in order to pay the fees for documenting an electronic lease contract.
• Press the Continue and Pay button.
• Then click the Next button to document and print the contract.

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Renewal of the electronic lease contract

Many people wonder about the importance or advantages of renewing an electronic lease contract, and whether there are differences between it and paper lease contracts, and this is what Abdul Majeed Al Rashid Law Firm and Legal Consultations seeks to provide to all clients and clients by helping them document contracts and renew them on the Ejar platform or read the terms and ensure their legal integrity.Let us learn about the steps of the electronic lease contract as follows:

• Log in to the Ejar electronic platform.
• Enter your username and password.
• Write the national ID number or residence number.
• Open the Contracts section and then choose the contract you want to select.
• Submit a new request from the landlord, specifying the contract term – rental value – entering all agreed-upon terms.
• Send the renewal request to the tenant to be read and approved by the Absher platform.
• After the tenant’s approval, an electronic lease contract is documented with payment of the specific fees, which are 125 Saudi riyals in the residential contract or 200 Saudi riyals to document the commercial contract.
• The Ejar platform then sends a notice stating the contract renewal, which can be printed on paper.

Amending the electronic lease contract

The role of Abdul Majeed Al Rashid Law Office in cancelling or amending the electronic lease contract is evident, after verifying the terms of the contracts and preserving the rights of all beneficiary parties (lessor – tenant – real estate broker), while clarifying all the cases in which the electronic lease contract can be amended. Let us thus learn about the steps through which this service can be accomplished:

• Log in to the Ejar electronic platform.
• Enter personal data such as name – password.
• Open the Contracts section and click on Contract Management.A
• Choose the contract you want to make modifications to.
• Click on the word Edit next to the contract you selected.
• Record any amendments to the contract such as (contract duration – contract value).
• Click Save and Send.
• The amendment request will be sent to the other party for approval.

Converting the lease contract into an electronic contract

 If you wish to convert a paper lease contract into an electronic contract, you must seek the assistance of a lawyer from Abdul Majeed Al Rashid Law Firm and Legal Consultations, who will help you complete all the official procedures in light of which the contract is converted into an electronic contract through the official lease platform announced by the Saudi government, where both the landlord and tenant document the contract through the Absher platform after ensuring that it is registered legally Refusal to document can record the contractual status of a unilateral contract using a paper contract, which is then formally approved. 

Cost of electronic lease contract

According to what was announced by the real estate regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, documenting the contract has become mandatory and not optional, which guarantees the rights of the parties to the contracting process and maintains compliance with all terms of the contract. This is what prompted many citizens and residents to ask a number of questions about the price of the electronic rental contract, which amounts to 200 Saudi riyals to be paid in the first year in the event of registering the contract for the first time The contract fees are uniform, whether commercial or non-commercial.

 Electronic commercial lease contract fees

The price of the electronic lease contract varies from one country to another, but when talking about the fees of a commercial lease contract in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we find that the initial amount supposed to be paid is 200 Saudi riyals for the first year. However, in the case of renewal, the fees for renewing the electronic lease contract are paid, which are 400 Saudi riyals per year, as the renewal fees are the responsibility of the lessor In addition to some other administrative fees that may be required of him, such as real estate brokerage, which represents 2.5% of the annual rent value and is paid when the contract is first signed.

How to cancel an electronic rental contract

When terminating an electronic rental contract, you must follow some steps officially announced by the Ejar platform of the Saudi Ministry of Housing, and ensure that canceling the contract meets all the conditions that allow the party the right to cancel the contract, and this completely invalidates the contract and its terms, provided that the cancellation is done by agreement of all parties benefiting from the contract. Let us learn about the method of terminating an electronic rental contract in steps:

1. Log in to the official Ejar platform.
2. You must use an access link that differs from the landlord or tenant.
3. Ensure that any required personal data is accurately recorded.
4. Submit a request to cancel the lease contract.
5. Explain the reason for terminating the electronic lease contract.
6. It is necessary to obtain the approval of the other party, whether the cancellation is from the landlord or the tenant, as the approval of the other party is required.
7. Thus, after ensuring that the cancellation has been completed through the platform, a notification will be obtained confirming the successful cancellation.

Inquiry about the electronic rental contract

Inquiring about an electronic lease contract requires following several methods or procedures through which the contract can be reviewed, printed, or any amendments made to it with the approval of the other party. One of the most important methods of inquiry is logging in to the official Ejar platform responsible for all lease contract procedures, in addition to logging in using the Najiz platform affiliated with the Saudi Ministry of Justice. Let us learn about the inquiry steps as follows:

1. Open the official rental platform via your Internet browsers.
2. Enter your national access data such as username – password – national ID number.
3. Open the list of electronic services.
4. Click on Inquiry about a lease contract.
5. Registering the data required by the platform, such as (contract number – national ID number).
6. This displays all the details of the contract.

In the end, the electronic rental contract, with all its services, whether modification, documentation or cancellation, has become a source of high accuracy and transparency in providing its services, after it was transformed into electronic services through an official platform that preserves the rights of all parties to the rental process, which has witnessed many problems in the recent period as a result of paper transactions and manipulation of the contract terms, and this is what the Saudi government sought to eliminate with the electronic rental platform.

The office of lawyer Abdul Majeed Al Rashid is considered the best option for real estate owners or landlords and landlords who wish to document rental contracts and register them officially in order to guarantee their rights and tomorrow tamper with any clause of the contract, while setting conditions and obligations that guarantee the property owner and tenant their rights. Let us learn about the most important features that distinguish us in electronic rental contract services:

• Speed of completion.The most important thing that distinguishes us is completing and registering all lease contract procedures.
• Data accuracy, as we review contracts and ensure the legal integrity of their terms.
• Legal experience, as we have a specialized team with many years of experience in understanding and auditing lease contracts.
• Immediate follow-up, in order to provide solutions to problems related to electronic lease contracts.
• Dealing with government platforms, where we register or authenticate contracts through approved government platforms.
• Legal Advice We provide legal advice before writing and registering contracts 

Electronic lease contract

If you have any questions regarding the electronic rental contract or documenting it legally and reviewing the contracts legally, you should contact directly with the Abdul Majeed Al Rashid Law Office and Legal Consultations.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the importance of registering an electronic rental contract?

The importance of registering electronic lease contracts lies in ensuring trust and credibility between the parties to the contract, and compliance with the terms contained in the contract before the state.

How much are the fees for registering an electronic rental contract?

Registering a rental contract on the Ejar platform for the first time requires paying a financial fee of 200 Saudi riyals, but in the event of renewing the contract, an amount of 400 Saudi riyals is paid.