Saudi: Residential rent payment only through Ejar platform from January 15

Saudi: Residential rent payment only through Ejar platform from January 15

JEDDAH — The Real Estate General Authority announced that it has begun restricting the financial transactions related to rent payment operations through digital channels of Ejar platform, starting from Jan. 15.

The digital payment channels, approved by Ejar, are Mada or SADAD through using the biller number 153. Ejar clarified that adopting the payment mechanism through digital channels on the platform comes in implementation of the decision of the Council of Ministers.

The authority clarified that payment of rent through Ejar includes all new residential rental contracts. “After Jan. 15, any proof of rent payment operations outside the framework of digital channels of Mada and SADAD on Ejar, using the number 153, will not be counted. As of now, this directive does not include commercial rent contracts,” it said.

The authority said that it will begin to gradually stop issuing electronic receipt vouchers for new residential contracts, as the payment will be settled automatically when paid through one of the digital channels, without the need to issue a receipt voucher. This is in implementation of a Cabinet decision to make the necessary arrangements to provide electronic payment service for rent contract payments. It is in the interest of the beneficiaries of the real