Saudi: Up to $13,333 fine for starting building construction without a license

Saudi: Up to $13,333 fine for starting building construction without a license

JEDDAH — The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing has begun monitoring of municipal violations in accordance with the updated table of penalties approved by the ministry.

The ministry also updated penalties for road and street violations and general building violations. SR50000 has been set as maximum penalty and this fine will be slapped on violations including starting of building construction without obtaining a license.

The minimum fine for this violation is SR10000. In the event of the demolition or renovation of buildings without a license, the fines range from SR2000 to SR10000.

There are 30 days left for the implementation of the updated punitive measures on shops and establishments, taking into account of the gradual determination of fines according to the type of violation, the extent of repetition, and the difference between the levels of cities in economic terms.

During last Dhul Qada, the ministry had classified violations into serious and non-serious. The sizes of establishments will be calculated on the basis of the classification approved by the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha'at). The principle of serving warning notice will be applied before imposing the penalty and setting a correction deadline for non-serious violations.

The amendment to the violations included