Giza governorate on Tuesday published a three-tier classification of its neighborhoods and districts—prime, average, and economic—in Al-Waqa’i‘ al-Masriya, the supplement to the Official Gazette, implementing the new law that replaces the old-rent system and sets higher rental values.
Under the law, residential units in prime locations—18 areas designated in the Giza governor’s decision—will see their rental value increase 20-fold, with a minimum of 1,000 Egyptian pounds per month (about $20).
Giza governorate spans urban neighborhoods adjacent to Cairo, outlying towns, and more rural villages. Prime areas were limited to nine urban neighborhoods, including Mohandeseen, Dokki, Agouza, South Giza, Al-Haram, Omraneya, and Talbiya. No towns or villages included any prime areas.
In South Giza, prime designations covered main streets including Bahr Al-Azam, Al-Nil, Al-Gamaa, Rabea El-Gizy, and Al-Ahram, as well as Hadayek Al-Ahram, the Museum area, Kafr Al-Gabal, and areas around and between Al-Haram and Faisal streets.
In Dokki, prime spots included Sudan, Al-Masaha, Al-Nil, and Mossadeq streets, the Mostafa Mahmoud area, and Faisal Street within Boulaq al-Dakrour.
Average areas will see tenfold rent increases, with a minimum of 450 pounds per month. Forty urban districts fall into this category, covering busy, densely populated areas such as most parts of Omraneya, Boulaq al-Dakrour, Talbiya, Saqiyet Mekki, and parts of Imbaba.
Twenty-nine urban areas were classified as economic, with rents also rising tenfold and a minimum of 250 pounds per month. Notable examples include Al-Moneeb, Kafr Tohormos, Ard Al-Liwa, and Zenein.
Article 4 requires every tenant—or anyone whose lease has been extended—to pay the difference between the 250-pound monthly rental value initially set by the law and the new value under the governor’s decision, starting the day after the decision is published. The difference is to be paid in monthly installments over a period equal to the time during which it accrued.
At the start of this month, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly extended for three months, beginning Nov. 5, the work of the committees classifying residential areas, under Law No. 164 of 2025, which modifies the old-rent system.
By law, these committees classify areas with residential rentals as prime, average, or economic, based on criteria including geographic location, building standards, and available utilities.
While work continues in some governorates, inventory committees have finished in Minya and Dakahliya, which recently issued decisions dividing and classifying districts under the new law.
The law provides a seven-year transitional period after which rental relationships in units leased to natural persons for residential purposes end; for nonresidential property the transition lasts five years. Tenants must vacate and return the premises to the owner at the end of the period. The government is required to provide alternative housing for the original tenant and spouse at least one year before the transitional period ends.
