Saudi Arabia to Mandate Online Rent Payment Starting January

Rents will be paid only through the Ejar platform in Saudi Arabia beginning next month, to ensure safe financial transactions in the kingdom's real-estate rental industry, Gulf News reported^[1], citing Spokesman for the Real Estate General Authority Tayseer Al Mufarrej.

Ejar has registered over 8 million leasing contracts.

"The Authority will apply on-the-spot and effective penalties by directly suspending the violator by the real-estate system,” Al Mufarrej said.

"In case of a criminal suspicion or a violation of other systems, they will be referred to security agencies to take the necessary penalties,” he added without elaborating.