To raise injustice and apply justice as it should

He said in a statement: “A number of those who claim to defend the rights of the old tenants look at us by providing fallacies and distorting the facts, which is what the owners of the leased buildings have previously made it clear to all deputies and references in Lebanon. General due to the exceptional forced extensions that exceeded twenty -four extensions, which constitutes a flagrant violation of the constitution and human norms, and is a violation of the principle of justice and the free economic system in Lebanon.

He continued: “The last extension of the non -residential rental law was approved by the Parliament in 2021, when it was determined that the extension period is only one year, and this deadline has expired on 6/30/2022. Therefore, all non -residential places that are still occupied after this date, and before the new law enforcement of non -residential rents, is considered occupied without a legal justification. And evacuating all non -residential places immediately without registration or condition.

He added: “Some people continue to promote that the legal years of extension in accordance with the new law are between 2 to 4 years, which causes injustice to the tenants (as they claim). Parallel to the liberalization of residential rents according to the 2014 law. Therefore, the additional period granted to non -residential tenants to settle their conditions is 15 years (11 + 4) and not only 4 years as some claim.

The principle of compensation must be granted only to the affected authority, not to the beneficiary of the exceptional laws. It is not logical to demand the payment of deviation in the past (often for a former tenant) with compensation from the owner, who is forced to rent his property for small sums, while the citizen is held accountable for market prices.

The percentage of those who paid “evacuation compensation” does not exceed 2.8% of the total non -residential rental occupations, and not “tens of thousands” as some promote. The number of non -residential rented places is about 25,000 units, according to official statistics issued by the Ministry of Finance in 2018.

The overwhelming majority of those who prompted “the free” pushed it to former tenants, not to the owners. There are official statistics that prove these numbers, and the allegations of the incited will be refuted when they are published for public opinion as soon as possible. Those who claim to pay the owner directly must submit clear legal documents to prove this, including financial permits and calculate the difference between the paid proverb allowance and the allowance.

The profits earned by the old tenant during the decades are more than the compensation demands for the ancient owners. It is time to put an end to this injustice, and to compensate the owners whose rights are wasted, while their buildings are falling in front of their eyes, and the sorrow fills their hearts on their looted livelihood.

The assembly concluded: “Enough humiliation … Enough waiver of rights … to remove injustice from the ancient owners, and to apply justice as it should.”