Documents required for registering a property with a structure in Beirut and Lebanon.

The initial documents are the same as those required for registering vacant land:

• Land certificate (Ifadat iqaraia)  This document indicates property size, location, placement and physical characteristics.
• Survey Map (Kahreetat masaha). If one has not yet been done, the owners must appoint a certified surveyor to produce a map.
• Survey of land area from the Land Registry (Ifadat kayel bil masah).
• Receipts from the municipality proving that all taxes and fees due on the property have been paid.
• A planning affidavit (Ifadat takhteet wa irtifaq) affirming that the Civil Planning authorities do not have any future or pending plans for the property and have not frozen its status.
• Receipt for planning application or (takhteet).
• Ownership deed.
• Sale contract executed between the buyer and seller. One of the parties must provide the necessary stamps.
• In addition to the registration tax, an additional cost for fiscal stamps is added when registering land and built-up properties.

Additional documents required:

• Rental value evaluation from the Ministry of Finance.
• Financial quietus (Bara’et thema malieh)” indicating that all government fees have been paid.

Plus:

•  A copy of the property deed
•  A copy of certificate from the real estate register
•  Application form
•  LL1,000 Stamp
•  Municipal quietus (Bara’et thema baladia)” showing all fees owed to the municipality has been paid.

Plus:

• Copy of I.D. or passport
• Receipt of application
• Original application
• LL1,000 municipal service fee (ashgal)
• LL1,000 municipal land content fee (muhtawayat)
• Companies selling land or properties need a clearance certificate from the Ministry of Finance. This clearance is not on the property but on their own finances.

·    It is advised that buyers also get a clearance certificate from the building’s management body.