Amman, Aug. 2 (Petra) — Jordan’s Lower House of Representatives
approved 5 additional articles of the 2026 draft amendments to the
Property Law on Sunday, advancing legislation aimed at modernizing
land administration, expanding e-services, and supporting the real
estate sector.

The House, chaired by Speaker Mazen Qadi and attended by Prime
Minister Jafar Hassan and members of the government team, approved
Articles 2 through 6 of the 37-article draft law.

The MPs had previously approved Article 1 during its July 28 session,
bringing the total number of approved articles to 6.

Talking at the House debate, Minister of Political and Parliamentary
Affairs Abdul Monem Odat said the amendments represent a “major”
organizational step to enhance the functions and powers of the
Department of Lands and Survey (DLS), which would accelerate and
streamline services for citizens and investors.

Odat said the amendments explicitly mandate the DLS employees to
receive declarations in real estate transactions both at the
department directorates and staff at government service centers,
aimed to streamline procedures for service recipients.

The minister also said the amendments establish a “specialized”
organizational unit within the DLS to regulate the real estate
sector, monitor market activity, issue analytical reports, oversee
off-plan sales, and safeguard rights of investors, property owners
and tenants.

As for provisions governing “promises to sell” and “off-plan sales,”
the amendments would enable investors to obtain official certificates
from the department to secure financing from banks and other lending
institutions to implement investment projects.

Among the amendments approved Sunday, lawmakers expanded the legal
definition of “road” to include “railway lines”, as the term
continues to encompass roads and their associated infrastructure,
including sidewalks, culverts, shoulders, roundabouts, retaining
walls, safety islands, ditches, drains and the legally prescribed
road right-of-way.

The House aslo approved establishment of the new Real Estate
Regulatory Unit, authorized to use electronic services and signatures
across all DLS transactions, and transferred the power to issue land
settlement orders from the department’s director general to the
Council of Ministers.

On its goals, the government said the draft law is intended to enable
the Land and Survey Department to process applications for its
services electronically, facilitate investment, and improve
efficiency of property administration as the legislation continues to
move through Parliament.

The draft law would grant powers to Jordan’s Cabinet to transfer
ownership of state-owned land plots to public investment funds or
government-owned companies, enabling them to carry out their duties
or contribute the land as in-kind shares in investment projects.

The bill also features provisions designed to stimulate investment,
including easing restrictions on real estate ownership.

The regulation further preserves rights of certain parties in land
partition cases before the courts, including the right to participate
in auctions.

//Petra// NQ