Protection From Eviction In Bahrain

Lease agreements are one of the common forms of agreements affecting both individuals (citizens) and companies (tenant leasing out commercial space). Therefore, it is important for legislators to implement regulations that specify the exemptions of evicting a tenant. In this article, we provide an overview of how the Bahraini Legislative protects the people residing in the country by first addressing the conditions for evicting a tenant, following an analysis of the social housing system.

Permitted Eviction

The principal law governing the relationship between the landlord and the tenant is Law No. 27/2014 (the "Property Rent Law") repealing the previous Law No. 9/1970. The enactment of the Property Rent Law enhanced the protection of the tenant by limiting the conditions where a landlord can seek eviction.