Owner coalition says first 15% old-rent increase is being collected in September
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What happened
Mostafa Abdel Rahman, head of an owners' coalition, said in the past week that landlords began collecting the first 15% annual rent increase under Law 164 of 2025 during September 2026, while constitutional challenges to the law are still before the courts.
Why it matters
The start of collections turns a legal dispute into an implementation dispute with immediate effects on households and property owners. That creates a near-term test of whether the government keeps the law on its current track, adjusts it through amendments, or waits for a constitutional ruling.
A live domestic rule-of-law file is building around Egypt's Law 164 of 2025 on old-rent housing after owner coalition head Mostafa Abdel Rahman said in the past week that the first 15% annual increase began being collected in September 2026. The new datapoint matters because constitutional challenges to the law remain under review, leaving the Madbouly government, landlords, tenants, and the Supreme Constitutional Court on intersecting timelines. If collections spread and tenant resistance grows, the next moves could include fresh court filings, enforcement disputes, or a government-backed amendment track.
Watch for
Supreme Constitutional Court docket update listing a new or expedited hearing on Law 164 of 2025 between 2026-09-13 and 2026-09-16 Council of Ministers statement between 2026-09-13 and 2026-09-16 on whether the government will propose amendments to Law 164 of 2025 Parliament Housing Committee announcement between 2026-09-13 and 2026-09-16 of a meeting or hearing on old-rent law implementation Tenants' lawyer filing, publicly acknowledged by the Administrative Court or Supreme Constitutional Court between 2026-09-13 and 2026-09-16, challenging September collection notices
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