The Plight of Housing in Lebanon
Annual report submitted to the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing
In light of the Lebanese state’s inability to fulfill its minimum obligations, a central dilemma arises related to its ability to formulate an effective national strategy to ensure respect for the right to adequate housing, especially in the absence of data and statistics. In this context, and through this report, Public Works Studio seeks to provide an adequate and comprehensive picture of the prevailing situation and the extent to which Lebanon violates the right to housing.
A Proposed Law Acting as a Final Blow Towards Destroying What Remains of People’s Interests and the Urban Fabric
A draft law proposing the liberalization of non-residential old rent leases
The committees (the Committee of Administration and Justice on 5/7/2022 and the Committee of Finance and Budget on 21/7/2022) have completed studying the proposal for a Rent Law for non-residential units, and it is expected to be included, as amended by the Committee of Administration and Justice, on the agenda of any of the upcoming general legislative commission’s sessions.